Jim Backus quotes

Jim Backus quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“Many a man owes his success to his first wife and his second wife to his success.”
-- Jim Backus

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

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“Mistress: Something between a mister and a mattress.”
-- Jim Backus

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“Success comes to those who dedicate everything to their passion in life. To be successful, it is also very important to be humble and never let fame or money travel to your head.”
“Is it a particularly British trait to so utterly adore truly appalling men, from Tony Hancock through to Steptoe and Alf Garnett, Captain Mainwaring, Rigsby, Del Boy, Victor Meldrew and on to David Brent from The Office. The most deeply adored characters are all simply vile.”
“I cannot understand how any man or woman can believe in the Lord's coming and not be a missionary, or at least committed to the work of missions with every power of his being.”

Source : A. B. Simpson (1987). “Missionary Messages: For a Church that Needs to Hear”, p.23, Moody Publishers
“We always knew how to honor fallen soldiers. They were killed for our sake, they went out on our mission. But how are we to mourn a random man killed in a terrorist attack while sitting in a cafe? How do you mourn a housewife who got on a bus and never returned?”
“Men have presented their plans and philosophies for the remedying of earth's ills, but Jesus stands alone in presenting not a system, but His own personality as capable of supplying the needs of the soul.”
“In Biblical times, a man could have as many wives as he could afford. Just like today.”
“Many women I know think the ideal of happiness is to be in love with a great man, or to be the wife of a great public success; to share his triumph! They forget you share the man as well!”

Source : Ada Leverson (2012). “Tenterhooks”, p.130, tredition
“My first wife was a theater person.”
“It is best for ordinary men to have only one wife !”
“My wife went off with Elvis.”

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