I have outlived most of my more athletic contemporaries who jogged, golfed and squashed themselves into coronary occlusion.
BARRY HUMPHRIESI drift along, thinking about the past a great deal. The past is so reliable, so delightful, and the best place to live. I end up there quite often, you know; it’s very comfortable and dependable.
More Barry Humphries Quotes
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Sport is a loathsome and dangerous pursuit.
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My mother used to say that there are no strangers, only friends you haven’t met yet. She’s now in a maximum security twilight home in Australia
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Sex is the most beautiful thing that can take place between a happily married man and his secretary.
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He’s very, very well-known. I’d say he’s world-famous in Melbourne.
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It’s an old Aboriginal word meaning ‘Let’s get together and have fun’. They gave us the word because they had no further need for it.
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I love Australia – I think.
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Australia is an outdoor country. People only go inside to use the toilet. And that’s only a recent development.
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I’ve decided the secret of parenting is benevolent neglect.I put my family last. Because if you don’t, if you put them first, they never thank you. You’ll never get a word of thanks from them.
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There is no more terrible fate for a comedian than to be taken seriously.
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Friendship is tested in the thick years of success rather than in the thin years of struggle.
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I’m an immensely shy and vulnerable woman. My husband has never seen me naked. Nor has he expressed the least desire to do so.
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Never be afraid to laugh at yourself, after all, you could be missing out on the joke of the century.
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To live in Australia permanently is rather like going to a party and dancing all night with one’s mother.
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The truth is deafening, no matter how softly it is spoken.
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I know body hair bothers some women, but a lot of men like a fluffy partner.
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