Peter Ustinov

If Botticelli were alive today he'd be working for Vogue.

The habit of religion is oppressive, an easy way out of thought.

Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind, our duty is to furnish it well.

I don't see any possibility of Britain and the U.S. allowing a sovereign independent Iraq; that's almost inconceivable.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

The symbolic significance of individual athletes' achievements has sometimes proved more productive than the negotiations of diplomats or politicians.