I've come from a very masculine country to a feminine country. England was very masculine; people went from England to abroad, and they landed from above and they said "These are the gods you will worship, these are the crops you will grow, now go away and do it." Which is a manly attitude. Americans go abroad and they say, "Try not to quarrel so much", which is a feminine attitude.

Now you can leave home at any time you like.Your mother comes down and finds a picture of the Eiffel Tower on her plate. And she says, 'Oh! Rosemary's gone to Paris. No wonder the bathroom was so tidy.' And nobody minds. But in my day, to go abroad with all those wicked Frenchmen, what would become of them? So no-one ever went anywhere.

To lose is not always failure.

Vice is its own reward.

Nowadays people don't use face powder; they say it dries the skin. But I makeup in the old-fashioned way.

Life was a funny thing that happened to me on the way to the grave.

The Scots are very hospitable; almost as hospitable as the Americans.