Robert Morley Quotes

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The British tourist is always happy abroad as long as the natives are waiters.

Robert Morley

Anyone who works is a fool. I don't work; I merely inflict myself upon the public.

Robert Morley

When I asked my accountant if anything could get me out of this mess I am in now he thought for a long time and said, 'Yes, death would help'.

Robert Morley

The French are a logical people, which is one reason the English dislike them so intensely. The other is that they own France, a country which we have always judged to be much too good for them.

Robert Morley

Fat men get knocked over by buses no earlier, nor later, than thin men. And I, for one, have buried most of my thin friends.

Robert Morley

Show me the man who has enjoyed his schooldays and I will show you a bully and a bore.

Robert Morley

If the critics were always right we should be in deep trouble.

Robert Morley

I have little patience with anyone who is not self-satisfied. I am always pleased to see my friends, happy to be with my wife and family, but the high spot of every day is when I first catch a glimpse of myself in the shaving mirror.

Robert Morley

Robert Morley

Robert Morley

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Born: May 26, 1908

Died: June 3, 1992 (aged 84)

Bio: Robert Adolph Wilton Morley was an English actor who was usually cast as a pompous English gentleman representing the Establishment, often in supporting roles.

Known for:

The African Queen (1951)
Beat the Devil (1953)
Topkapi (1964)
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)

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