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The French are always too wordy and need cutting by half before they start.
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Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
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Industrial archaeology…believes that a thing that doesn't work any more is far more interesting than a thing that still works.
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[My father] taught me two things about bills; always query them and never pay till you have no alternative.
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Most English conversation is not conversation at all, but the exchange of little ritual expressions which only work if you know the exact context.
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Never criticize Americans. They have the best taste that money can buy.
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The way botanists divide up flowers reminds me of the way Africa was divided into countries by politicians.
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Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
Miles Kington
Born:
May 13, 1941
Died:
January 30, 2008
(aged 66)
Bio:
Miles Beresford Kington was a British journalist, musician and broadcaster. He is also credited with the invention of Franglais, a fictional language, made up of French and English.
Known for:
How Shall I Tell the Dog? (2008)
Le Bumper Book de Franglais
Someone Like Me (2005)
Miles Kington's motorway madness (1998)
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