I remember lying out in my bed and looking at the vast, quiet sky. Right up above my head, there were three stars in a row, and I remember thinking, 'Well, I'll have those three stars all my life, and wherever I am, they will be. They are my stars, and they belong to me.' Spike Milligan bedbelonghead share on social
Money can't buy you happiness but it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery. Spike Milligan bringbuyform Change image and share on social
Unbeknown to me, my manager, under my very nose (in a crouching position) has all these years been secretly compiling a book from my correspondence. I often wondered what she was doing in my office. She never did a stroke of work for me. All the time, I have been working for her. Spike Milligan bookcompilecorrespondence share on social
My father being a soldier, every time I saw soldiers marching - 'Well,' I thought, 'my father's that,' and these soldiers were always looking magnificent. And I thought they were powerful; they were all-powerful. I knew that they were an elite in India. Spike Milligan elitefatherindia share on social
I am afraid that, like Timon of Athens, I just cannot let go of my friendships. Spike Milligan afraidathensfriendship Change image and share on social
And God said, 'Let there be light' and there was light, but the Electricity Board said He would have to wait until Thursday to be connected. Spike Milligan boardconnectelectricity Change image and share on social
I don't think of depression as contagious. Other depressed people challenge the idea - which can be very persistent and irritating - that there is something odd about you: that you are unique with regard to this wretched state. Spike Milligan challengecontagiousdepress share on social
I had stopped going to church the moment I joined the Regiment. No more could my mother nag me into God's presence. Spike Milligan churchgodjoin Change image and share on social
For ten years Caesar ruled with an iron hand. Then with a wooden foot, and finally with a piece of string. Spike Milligan caesarfinallyfoot Change image and share on social