George Mikes Quotes

"An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one."
- George Mikes

"When people say England, they sometimes mean Great Britain, sometimes the United Kingdom, sometimes the British Isles, - but never England."
- George Mikes
(Related: People, England, United)

"The world still consists of two clearly divided groups: the English and the foreigners. One group consists of less than 50 million people; the other of 3,950 million. The latter group does not really count."
- George Mikes
(Related: People, English, Foreigners, World)

"In England only uneducated people show off their knowledge; nobody quotes Latin or Greek authors in the course of conversation, unless he has never read them."
- George Mikes
(Related: People, Knowledge, Conversation, England, Quotes)

"Many Continentals think life is a game; the English think cricket is a game."
- George Mikes
(Related: Life, Cricket, English)

"Jokes are better than war. Even the most aggressive jokes are better than the least aggressive wars. Even the longest jokes are better than the shortest wars."
- George Mikes
(Related: War, Jokes)