Hermione Gingold Quotes

• To call him a dog hardly seems to do him justice, though inasmuch as he had four legs, a tail, and barked, I admit he was, to all outward appearances. But to those who knew him well, he was a perfect gentleman.

  Hermione Gingold

  Dog, Loss, Perfect

  Hermione Gingold (1958). “The world is square”

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• People who think about the past have no future.

  Hermione Gingold

  Past, Thinking, People

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• A diet is when you watch what you eat and wish you could eat what you watch.

  Hermione Gingold

  Funny, Life, Loss

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• Contrary to popular belief, English women do not wear tweed nightgowns.

  Hermione Gingold

  Women, Tweed, Belief

  "The Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations" by Ned Sherrin, 1995.

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• [When asked if her husband was still living:] It's a matter of opinion.

  Hermione Gingold

  Husband, Matter, Opinion

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• Really, sex and laughter do go very well together, and I wondered - and I still do - which is more important.

  Hermione Gingold

  Smile, Sex, Laughter

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Fighting is essentially a masculine idea; a woman's weapon is her tongue.

  Hermione Gingold

  Funny, Women, Fighting

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• What Americans call cross-ventilation, the English call draughts.

  Hermione Gingold

  England, Crosses, Draught

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• My worst fault is my belief that if you put bills unopened behind a picture frame, there is no need to pay them.

  Hermione Gingold

  Money, Needs, Pay

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• One of the nicest things about living in America is the fact that sooner or later you are practically bound to get an award of some sort or other.

  Hermione Gingold

  Success, Awards, America

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• There are far too many men in politics and not enough elsewhere.

  Hermione Gingold

  Men, Political, Politics

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• She never sets foot out of her apartment or her past.

  Hermione Gingold

  Past, Feet, Aging

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• A great city is a great solitude.

  Hermione Gingold

  Cities, Solitude, Great Cities

  Hermione Gingold (1963). “Sirens Should be Seen and Not Heard”

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• I got all the schooling any actress needs. That is, I learned to write enough to sign contract.

  Hermione Gingold

  Writing, Needs, Actresses

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• Love is a worn-out word. People love their cat, they love their house. I've never been in love with anyone but myself.

  Hermione Gingold

  Cat, Love Is, People

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• My father dealt in stocks and shares and my mother also had a lot of time on her hands.

  Hermione Gingold

  Mother, Father, Hands

  Hermione Gingold (1958). “The world is square”

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