Nancy Astor
Nancy Astor
Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess Astor, CHwas the first female Member of Parliament to take her seat...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth19 May 1879
Nancy Astor quotes about
trying progress hopeless
It is hopeless trying to go forward when you are looking backward.
stars thinking america
From the American newspapers you'd think America was populated solely by naked women and cinema stars.
drinking giving exhibitions
Drinking makes a person lose his inhibitions and give exhibitions
attitude lying way
Basic beauty lies in the way a woman walks; it is health and an attitude to life.
peace people
People who talk about peace are very often the most quarrelsome.
getting-older want able
I used to dread getting older because I thought I would not be able to do all the things I wanted to do, but now that I am older I find that I don't want to do them.
husband drinking beer
Sir, if you were my husband, I would poison your drink.
dream hope may
Dreams are great. When they disappear you may still be there, but you will have ceased to live.
my-birthday dying last-words
Jakie, is it my birthday or am I dying ?
family dying my-birthday
When she woke briefly during her last illness and found all her family around her bedside: "Am I dying or is this my birthday?"
beer glasses alcohol
I would rather commit adultery than drink a glass of beer.
strong-women half too-much
We women talk too much, but even then we don't tell half what we know
time educational drinking
One reason I don't drink is that I want to know when I am having a good time.
benches growing grass
Grass is growing on the Front Bench.