Quotes about hum
humorous sarcasm doe
Might I trouble you to open the window, for chloroform vapour does not help the palate. Arthur Conan Doyle
humorous biblical sarcasm
He had never seen a woman doctor before, and his whole conservative soul rose up in revolt at the idea. He could not recall any biblical injunction that the man should remain ever the doctor and the woman the nurse, and yet he felt as if a blasphemy had been committed.
humorous sarcasm past
The sky was of the deepest blue, with a few white, fleecy clouds drifting lazily across it, and the air was filled with the low drone of insects or with a sudden sharper note as bee or bluefly shot past with its quivering, long-drawn hum, like an insect tuning-fork.
humorous sarcasm thinking
"There are one or two elementary rules to be observed in the way of handling patients," he remarked, seating himself on the table and swinging his legs. "The most obvious is that you must never let them see that you want them. It should be pure condescension on your part seeing them at all; and the more difficulties you throw in the way of it, the more they think of it. Break your patients in early, and keep them well to heel."
humorous sarcasm museums
"Dr. Munro, sir," said he, "I am a walking museum. You could fit what ISN'T the matter with me on to the back of a -- visiting card. If there's any complaint you want to make a special study of, just you come to me, sir, and see what I can do for you. It's not every one that can say that he has had cholera three times, and cured himself by living on red pepper and brandy."
humorous sarcasm italian
I am engaged in answering that Italian buffoon, Mazotti, whose views upon the larval development of the tropical termites have excited my derision and contempt . . .
humorous differences america
The big difference in those days was that in England the Government subsidized TV, in America we work on TV so we can subsidize the Government. Bob Hope
humorous past worry
As the colonel and I sat swapping stories in the plane, a jet aircraft buzzed past our window. I asked the colonel what type of aircraft it was, and he said, "Don't worry about it, Bob. . . if you can see it, it's obsolete."
humorous america perfect
She spoke perfect English, which led to considerable trouble. She couldn't understand us at all.
humorous england poor
My folks were English . . . we were too poor to be British.
humorous england british
The place was so British, I wouldn't have been surprised if the mice wore monocles.
humorous japan bows
The help (in Japan) is very polite. They bow so much, you don't know which end to talk to.
humorous japan cab-drivers
Tokyo cab drivers are all ex-kamikaze pilots.
humorous heart russia
Our first stop was red square, the heart of Moscow - if Moscow has one.
humorous japan room-service
The service at the Imperial (Tokyo) is the finest I've encountered anywhere. There was a button next to my bed marked ROOM SERVICE - and a maid to press it for me.
humorous personality england
There are many talented English personalities, but unfortunately they were all in Hollywood.
humorous ties clubs
English clubs are very exclusive. I played Royal Foxshire and they made me wear a suit and tie. . . in the shower.
humorous paris sick
There's a very apt saying in show business: "If you don't go over budget in Paris, you're either very rich or very sick. "
humorous littles pigeons
I only speak a little pigeon French. Just enough to get by with the little French pigeons.
humorous catching-on japan
Rock and roll is catching on all over . . . France . . . England . . . They even have it in Japan, only over there they call it judo.
humorous average three
It's a wonderful way to live, and not a bad way to go, either. The average Frenchman is still smiling three months after he's dead.
humorous speech germany
Free speech isn't dead in Germany and Italy, merely the speakers...
humility sobriety mind
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body. Benjamin Whichcote
human looking
We'll be looking at operations. We'll be looking at human factors. Mark Rosenker
humility ability willingness-to-learn
Uncertainty is a sign of humility, and humility is just the ability or the willingness to learn. Charlie Sheen
humility worst-enemy complacency
Success is one of the worst enemies of success, because success tends to breed complacency and lack of humility. Charles Koch
humble views people
People with a sense of humor tend to be less egocentric and more realistic in their view of the world and more humble in moments of success and less defeated in times of travail. Bob Newhart
humble thinking two
You can do one of two things: You can humble yourself or life will humble you. I think it's a lot easier to find a way to humble yourself. Billy Donovan
humility pride thinking
In my own pursuit of God, I often became preoccupied with ME! It was easy to think that being constantly aware of my faults and weakness was humility. It’s not! If I’m the main subject, talking incessantly about my weaknesses, I have entered into the most subtle form of pride. Bill Johnson
humor would-be world
What a strange world this would be if we all had the same sense of humor. Bernard Williams
human machine
With the machine doing the driving, it's repeatable. With a human doing the driving, it's not.
humbled miracle
We're just humbled by the miracle of the whole thing.
humanity saving sabbath
The Sabbath-day is the savings-bank of humanity.