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
married insult
I married beneath me. All women do.
strong-women world safe
Women have got to make the world safe for men, since men have made it so darned unsafe for women.
common-humanity common-sense world
The most practical thing in the world is common sense and common humanity.
groups prisoner wanted
[To a group of women prisoners:] You're luckier than I am. You're wanted and I'm not.
suffering politics kind
Women are young at politics, but they are old at suffering; soon they will learn that through politics they can prevent some kinds of suffering.
drinking giving promise
Drink promises you everything, but gives nothing ...
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.
husband drinking beer
Sir, if you were my husband, I would poison your drink.
my-birthday dying last-words
Jakie, is it my birthday or am I dying ?
beer glasses alcohol
I would rather commit adultery than drink a glass of beer.
time educational drinking
One reason I don't drink is that I want to know when I am having a good time.