"I have spent a lot of time searching through the Bible for loopholes."
during his last illness
"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch."
"Mr. Speaker. I said the honorable member was a liar it is true and I am sorry for it. The honorable member may place the punctuation where he pleases."
British dramatist - on being asked to apologize for calling a fellow MP a liar.
"Her first economic drive will be to replace X-ray by hearsay."
British writer, "The Keep"
"If you can't say anything good about someone, sit right here by me."
"Shut the door, Wales."
Said to the Prince of Wales
"She sleeps alone at last."
Suggested epitaph for an actress
"You know, she speaks eighteen different languages. And she can't say "No" in any of them."
speaking of an acquaintance
"Sarah Brightman couldn't act scared on the New York subway at 4 o'clock in the morning."
"Attila the Hen"
British liberal politician and broadcaster on Margarest Thatcher.
"Where does she find them?"
in reply to "Anyway, she's always very nice to her inferiors."