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George Mikes quotes

British Writer February 15, 1912 – August 30, 1987

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George Mikes quote: "Many Continentals tink life is a game; the English think..."
Many Continentals tink life is a game; the English think cricet is a game. George Mikes
5. Television is of great educational value. It teaches you while still really young how to (a) kill, (b) rob, (c) embezzle, (d) shoot, (e) poison, and generally speaking, (f) how to grow up into a Wild West outlaw or gangster by the time you leave school.6. Television puts a stop to crime because all the burglars and robbers, instead of going to burgle and rob, sit at home watching The Lone Ranger, Emergency Ward Ten and Dotto. George Mikes
George Mikes quote: "On the Continent people have good food; in England people have..."
On the Continent people have good food; in England people have good table manners. George Mikes
George Mikes quote: "You can keep a dog; but it is the cat who keeps people,..."
You can keep a dog; but it is the cat who keeps people, because cats find humans useful domestic animals. George Mikes
George Mikes quote: "An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of..."
An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one. George Mikes
The world still consists of two clearly divided groups: the English and the foreigners. One group consists of less than 50 million people; the other of 3,950 million. The latter group does not really count. George Mikes
In England only uneducated people show off their knowledge; nobody quotes Latin or Greek authors in the course of conversation, unless he has never read them. George Mikes
When people say England, they sometimes mean Great Britain, sometimes the United Kingdom, sometimes the British Isles, - but never England. George Mikes
Jokes are better than war. Even the most aggressive jokes are better than the least aggressive wars. Even the longest jokes are better than the shortest wars. George Mikes

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