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Letter "S" » Stephen Fry Quotes
«An original idea. That can't be too hard. The library must be full of them.»
«I don't watch television, I think it destroys the art of talking about oneself.»
Author: Stephen Fry
| About:
Television
«Christmas to a child is the first terrible proof that to travel hopefully is better than to arrive»
«It is a cliche that most cliches are true, but then like most cliches, that cliche is untrue»
«Many people would no more think of entering journalism than the sewage business - which at least does us all some good»
«I'm afraid I was very much the traditionalist. I went down on one knee and dictated a proposal which my secretary faxed over straight away.»
Author: Stephen Fry
| Keywords:
dictated, fax, faxed, faxes, knee, proposal, proposals, secretary, traditionalist, Traditionalists
«If I had a large amount of money I should found a hospital for those whose grip upon the world is so tenuous that they can be severely offended by words and phrases yet remain all unoffended by the injustice, violence and oppression that howls daily»
Author: Stephen Fry
| About:
Money
| Keywords:
amount of money, grip, gripping, hospital, howls, offended, oppression, phrases, severely, tenuous, unoffending
«When you've seen a nude infant doing a backward somersault you know why clothing exists.»
«Estate agents. You can't live with them, you can't live with them. The first sign of these nasty purulent sores appeared round about 1894. With their jangling keys, nasty suits, revolting beards, moustaches and tinted spectacles, estate agents roam the land causing perturbation and despair. If you try and kill them, you're put in prison: if you try and talk to them, you vomit. There's only one thing worse than an estate agent but at least that can be safely lanced, drained and surgically dressed. Estate agents. Love them or loathe them, you'd be mad not to loathe them.»
Author: Stephen Fry
| Keywords:
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«I think animal testing is cruel. They get nervous and get all the answers wrong.»
Author: Stephen Fry
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