Peter Ustinov – Quote Investigator®

Quote Origin: Unfortunately, the Balance of Nature Decrees That a Superabundance of Dreams Is Paid for by a Growing Potential for Nightmares

Peter Ustinov? Frank A. Jones? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: The British actor and raconteur Peter Ustinov once wrote about an inevitable balance between dreams and nightmares. Would you please help me to find a citation? Reply from Quote Investigator: In February 1989 Peter Ustinov published an article about Orson Welles in “The Independent” newspaper …

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Quote Origin: Laughter Would Be Bereaved If Snobbery Died

James Ussher? Peter Ustinov? Arland Ussher? Apocryphal? Anonymous? Question for Quote Investigator: The Times of London has a regular Quote-of-the-Day feature called “Last Word”. My question is about the following insightful quotation: Laughter would be bereft if snobbery died. The newspaper credited this remark to Archbishop James Ussher who lived between 1581 and 1656. Ussher …

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