'I don't say a Zionist must be insane,' said President Weizmann, 'but it helps if he is.' George Mikes More Quotes by George Mikes More Quotes From George Mikes The man who is not afraid of danger is not a hero, but a psychopath. George Mikes he-manheromen THE British are brave people. They can face anything, except reality. George Mikes braverealitypeople You can keep a dog: but it is the cat who keeps people, because cats find humans useful domestic animals. George Mikes catdoganimal The world still consists of two clearly divided groups: the English and the foreigners. One group consists of less than 50 million people; the other of 3,950 million. The latter group does not really count. George Mikes groupstwopeople Many Continentals think life is a game; the English think cricket is a game. George Mikes cricket-matchsportsthinking A dog will flatter you but you have to flatter the cat. George Mikes catdog Television is of great educational value. It teaches you while still young how to (a) kill, (b) rob, (c) embezzle, (d) shoot, (e) poison, and, generally speaking, (f) how to grow up into a Wild West outlaw or gangster by the time you leave school. George Mikes growing-upeducationalfunny The British suffer from a most unfortunate superiority complex - unjustified even under Victoria and most certainly hopelessly out-of-date today. George Mikes humoroussufferingfunny In England only uneducated people show off their knowledge; nobody quotes Latin or Greek authors in the course of conversation, unless he has never read them. George Mikes greeklatinpeople Travel' is the name of a modern disease which became rampant in themid-fifties and is still spreading. The disease - its scientific name is travelitis furiosus - is carried by a germ called prosperity. George Mikes diseasenamestravel You must not refuse any additional cups of tea under the following circumstances: if it is hot; if it is cold; if you are tired; if anybody thinks that you might be tired; if you are nervous; if you are gay; before you go out; if you are out; if you have just returned home; if you feel like it; if you do not feel like it; if you have had no tea for some time; if you have just had a cup. George Mikes tiredgayhome Australia objects to the mini-skirt not on moral but on economic grounds. Australians are no prudes and the lovely, healthy, sporty Australian girls have no reason to hide their knees and thighs. However, the mini-skirt is disastrous for the wool-trade. George Mikes girlhumorfunny An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one. George Mikes queuesenglishmenform It was decided almost two hundred years ago that English should be the language spoken in the United States. It is not known, however, why this decision has not been carried out. George Mikes humorousfunnyamerica I asked many friends if Australian anti-intellectualism was still a living force and they all told me it was. If you are above average intelligence, hide this embarrassing fact. George Mikes humoraveragefunny On the Continent there is one topic which should be avoided-the weather; in England, if you do not repeat the phrase "Lovely day, isn't it?" at least two hundred times a day, you are considered a bit dull. George Mikes lovelyweathertwo When people say England, they sometimes mean Great Britain, sometimes the United Kingdom, sometimes the British Isles, - but never England. George Mikes kingdomsmeanpeople It is often said that the Japanese are extremely clean at home, or inside any house or office, but dirty and untidy outside. 'Go and look at a railway station,' I was told, 'and you'll be horrified.' I went and was horrified; horrified by the cleanliness of the place. George Mikes humorousfunnydirty On the Continent people have good food; in England people have good table manners. George Mikes cookingfoodpeople I have often thought that the aim of port is to give you a good and durable hangover, so that during the next day you should be reminded of the splendid occasion the night before. George Mikes hangoverwinenight
