I 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.
BARRY HUMPHRIESNew Zealand is a country of thirty thousand million sheep, three million of whom think they are human.
More Barry Humphries Quotes
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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’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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I like people who are slightly unhygienic. A little grubbiness isn’t so bad. BO chic it should be called.
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New Zealand is a country of thirty thousand million sheep, three million of whom think they are human.
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I know body hair bothers some women, but a lot of men like a fluffy partner.
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Sport is a loathsome and dangerous pursuit.
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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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I was born with a priceless gift, the ability to laugh at the misfortunes of others.
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The truth is deafening, no matter how softly it is spoken.
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I think a lot of people think that we [comedians] are nerveless people in the theatre, that we don’t feel that kind of terror which traditionally anyone who has to do any public speaking feels. It’s worse for actors, because our livelihood depends on it.
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He’s very, very well-known. I’d say he’s world-famous in Melbourne.
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There is no more terrible fate for a comedian than to be taken seriously.
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Most of my contemporaries at school entered the World of Business, the logical destiny of bores.
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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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Sex is the most beautiful thing that can take place between a happily married man and his secretary.
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