I know body hair bothers some women, but a lot of men like a fluffy partner. Barry Humphries More Quotes by Barry Humphries More Quotes From Barry Humphries Never be afraid to laugh at yourself, after all, you could be missing out on the joke of the century. Barry Humphries humor memorable laughing Australia is an outdoor country. People only go inside to use the toilet. And that's only a recent development. Barry Humphries humor funny country I drift along, thinking about the past a great deal. The past is so reliable, so delightful, and the best place to live. I end up there quite often, you know; it's very comfortable and dependable. Barry Humphries past art thinking To live in Australia permanently is rather like going to a party and dancing all night with one's mother. Barry Humphries party mother night It's an old Aboriginal word meaning 'Let's get together and have fun'. They gave us the word because they had no further need for it. Barry Humphries together fun needs I've decided the secret of parenting is benevolent neglect.I put my family last. Because if you don't, if you put them first, they never thank you. You'll never get a word of thanks from them. Barry Humphries lasts secret firsts I have outlived most of my more athletic contemporaries who jogged, golfed and squashed themselves into coronary occlusion. Barry Humphries athletic The truth is deafening, no matter how softly it is spoken. Barry Humphries truth-is matter He's very, very well-known. I'd say he's world-famous in Melbourne. Barry Humphries well-known luck world I think a lot of people think that we [comedians] are nerveless people in the theatre, that we don't feel that kind of terror which traditionally anyone who has to do any public speaking feels. It's worse for actors, because our livelihood depends on it. Barry Humphries comedian people thinking My mother used to say that there are no strangers, only friends you haven't met yet. She's now in a maximum security twilight home in Australia Barry Humphries mom friendship funny New Zealand is a country of thirty thousand million sheep, three million of whom think they are human. Barry Humphries sheep country thinking I was born with a priceless gift, the ability to laugh at the misfortunes of others. Barry Humphries priceless laughing funny The whole point of art, aside from the aesthetic pleasure it yields, is that it provides a bridge to the past; that seductive land where we all find certainty and consolation. Nothing quite spans this gulf with such immediacy as the art of popular song. Barry Humphries song past art Everyone had a Japanese maple, although after Pearl Harbor most of these were patriotically poisoned, ringbarked and extirpated. Barry Humphries harbors pearls nature Friendship is tested in the thick years of success rather than in the thin years of struggle. Barry Humphries thick struggle years If you can't laugh at yourself, you may be missing the colossal joke of the century. Barry Humphries missing may laughing Sport is a loathsome and dangerous pursuit. Barry Humphries inspirational-sports pursuit sports I'm an immensely shy and vulnerable woman. My husband has never seen me naked. Nor has he expressed the least desire to do so. Barry Humphries women husband desire The past is so reliable, so delightful and the best place to live. Barry Humphries places-to-live best-place past
