To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.

The French are a logical people, which is one reason the English dislike them so intensely. The other is that they own France, a country which we have always judged to be much too good for them.

Beware of the conversationalist who adds "In other words."

When I asked my accountant if anything could get me out of the mess I am in now, he thought for a long time, and I didn't care much for his answer. 'Yes,' he said. 'Death would help.'

Every child should be placed on a doorstep to sell something. It's the best possible training for life.

We are articulate, but we are not particularly conversational. An Englishman won't talk for the sake of talking. He doesn't mind silence. But after the silence, he sometimes says something.

It is a great help for a man to be in love with himself. For an actor, however, it is absolutely essential.