A diplomat these days is nothing but a head waiter who is allowed to sit down occasionally.

— Peter Ustinov

At the age of four with paper hats and wooden swords we're all Generals. Only some of us never grow out of it.

— Peter Ustinov

By increasing the size of the keyhole today's playwrights are in danger of doing away with the door.

— Peter Ustinov

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious

— Peter Ustinov

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

— Peter Ustinov

Corruption is nature's way of restoring our faith in democracy.

— Peter Ustinov

Courage is often lack of insight, whereas cowardice in many cases is based on good information.

— Peter Ustinov

I am an optimist, unrepentant and militant. After all, in order not to be a fool an optimist must know how sad a place the world can be. It is only the pessimist who finds this out anew every day.

— Peter Ustinov

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

— Peter Ustinov

If the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice would be that of an expert saying it can't be done.

— Peter Ustinov