Hermione Gingold famous quotes

04-24-2025

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 #Justice
A diet is when you watch what you eat and wish you could eat what you watch.
-- Hermione Gingold

#Loss #Weight Loss #Wish
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
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
[When asked if her husband was still living:] It's a matter of opinion.
-- Hermione Gingold

#Husband #Matter #Opinion
What Americans call cross-ventilation, the English call draughts.
-- Hermione Gingold

#England #Crosses #Draught
A great city is a great solitude.
-- Hermione Gingold

#Cities #Solitude
My father dealt in stocks and shares and my mother also had a lot of time on her hands.
-- Hermione Gingold

#Mother #Father #Hands
I got all the schooling any actress needs. That is, I learned to write enough to sign contract.
-- Hermione Gingold

#Writing #Needs #Actresses
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
Fighting is essentially a masculine idea; a woman's weapon is her tongue.
-- Hermione Gingold

#Women #Fighting #Ideas
Contrary to popular belief, English women do not wear tweed nightgowns.
-- Hermione Gingold

#Tweed #Belief #Contrary To Popular Belief
There are far too many men in politics and not enough elsewhere.
-- Hermione Gingold

#Men #Political #Enough
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
She never sets foot out of her apartment or her past.
-- Hermione Gingold

#Past #Feet #Aging
People who think about the past have no future.
-- Hermione Gingold

#Past #Thinking #People

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