George Sanders

Maybe in the 90s or possibly in the next century people will look upon the 80s as the age of masturbation, when it was taken to the limit; that might be all that’s going on right now in a big way.

It is better to fail at your own life than to succeed at someone else’s.

He not busy being born is busy dying.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

I find that when you have a real interest in life and a curious life, that sleep is not the most important thing.

The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity.

And I’ll stand on the ocean until I start sinking.

She had no need to ask why he had come. She knew as certainly as if he had told her that he was here to be where she was.

Your manuscript is both good and original, but the part that is good is not original and the part that is original is not good.

A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

Life is full of surprises, some good, some not so good.

What’s to be ashamed of? I went through a really rough time, and I am quite proud that I got out of that.

People create their own experiences.

My way of joking is to tell the truth. It is the funniest joke in the world.

The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.