Wendy Hiller quotes

Wendy Hiller quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“When youre young, youre stupid.”
-- Wendy Hiller

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“I was unbelievably lucky.”
-- Wendy Hiller

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“Luckily, West End audiences seem to rather like very old people.”
-- Wendy Hiller

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“There's a lot we should be able to learn from history. And yet history proves that we never do. In fact, the main lesson of history is that we never learn the lessons of history. This makes us look so stupid that few people care to read it. They'd rather not be reminded. Any good history book is mainly just a long list of mistakes, complete with names and dates. It's very embarrassing.”
“I got as much information as I could, so I wouldn't look stupid, but this is a post 9/11 world and there's only so much you can do with the FBI in terms of research.”
“Stupid people surround themselves with smart people. Smart people surround themselves with smart people who disagree with them.”
“Women have in their natures something akin to owls and fireflies. While men grow stupid and sleepy towards evening, they become brighter and more open-eyed, and show a propensity to flit and sparkle under the light of chandeliers.”
“I heard my name." Ash's voice startles me. "You tow better not be making fun of me about this stupid bra Mama's making me wear. I've had it with the jokes. I'll break both your noses if it doesn't stop.”
“He isnâ€™t like us Low. You know that right.â€ I knew what Cage was saying. Marcus was out of my league. He didnâ€™t want me thinking there could ever be anything between me and his roommate. I was low class. Marcus was a rich kid. â€œIâ€™m not stupid Cage.”
“A stupid man behaves stupidly, not because he wants to, or tries to, or is motivated to, but simply because he is what he is.”
“Religions survive mainly because they brainwash the young.”

Source : A.C. Grayling (2012). “Against All Gods: Six Polemics on Religion and an Essay on Kindness”, p.12, Oberon Books
“Now I know why tigers eat their young.”
“When you're young, it's hard not to get together with your costar.”

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