Peter Ustinov quotes

Corruption is nature's way of restoring our faith in democracy.

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

The habit of religion is oppressive, an easy way out of thought.

The point of living and of being an optimist is to be foolish enough to believe the best is yet to come.

Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.

Courage is often lack of insight, whereas cowardice in many cases is based on good information.

Corruption is nature's way of restoring our faith in democracy.

At the age of four with paper hats and wooden swords we're all Generals. Only some of us never grow out of it.

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.

In America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose from.

If Botticelli were alive today he'd be working for Vogue.

I am an optimist, unrepentant and militant. After all, in order not to be a fool an optimist must know how sad a place the world can be. It is only the pessimist who finds this out anew every day.