Cornelis Bontekoe quotes

“Nothing serves life and soundness of body so well, nor is so necessary as the smoke of the royal plant, tobacco.”
-- Cornelis Bontekoe

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“I applaud the American Cancer Society for all they do to eradicate smoking. Their local, state and national efforts help to discourage young people from taking up this deadly habit and the resources they provide have helped numerous smokers quit.”

“What's in that pipe that he's smoking?”

“It is quite a three pipe problem, and I beg that you won't speak to me for fifty minutes.”

“I gave up smoking, I never gave up the drinking. But it's hard to smoke and swim at the same time. You'd get to the edge of the pool and all you'd be wanting is a cigarette when all you actually really want is oxygen. So I traded the smoke for the oxygen.”

“Mithridates, he died old. Housman's passage is based on the belief of the ancients that Mithridates the Great [c. 135-63 B.C.] had so saturated his body with poisons that none could injure him. When captured by the Romans he tried in vain to poison himself, then ordered a Gallic mercenary to kill him.”

“Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It's much sexier than any body part.”

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“Kindred’s tale is a romantic, mature, and lyrical collage of heaven, hell, and a magical royal legend. The combination is divinely—and demonically—inspired.”

“In 'A Royal Affair' I had to learn to act like a queen and learned Danish. It's so much different to act in another language. It's the nuances in the words.”

“There is no royal road to learning; no short cut to the acquirement of any art.”

“It is an honour to fight at the Royal Albert Hall.”