Michael Flanders quotes

If God had intended us to fly, he'd have never given us railways. (Michael Flanders)
The purpose of satire has been rightly stated as to strip off the veneer of comforting illusion and cosy half truth, and our job, as I see it, is to put it back again! View quote
Michael Flanders
One of the great problems of the world today is undoubtedly this problem of not being able to talk to scientists, because we don't understand science; they can't talk to us because they don't understand anything else, poor dears. View quote
Michael Flanders
Eating people is wrong... View quote
Michael Flanders
Hold very tight please Ting ting. View quote
Michael Flanders
Son, son, I admire your sincerity. Always be sincere - whether you mean it or not. View quote
Michael Flanders
Pity the poor old rhino with A bodger on its bonce. View quote
Michael Flanders
And all the world over, each nation's the same; They've simply no mission of playing the game. They argue with umpires - they cheer when they've won And they practice beforehand, which ruins the fun. The English are moral, the English are good And clever, and modest, and misunderstood! View quote
Michael Flanders
I'm a g-nu, I'm a g-nu, The g-nicest work of g-nature in the zoo. View quote
Michael Flanders
The bottle-nosed whale is a furlong long, And likewise wise But headstrong strong. View quote
Michael Flanders
Away on the hilltop sat combing her hair His fair Hippopotamine maid. The Hippopotamus was no ignoramus And sang her this sweet serenade: Mud! Mud! Glorious mud! Nothing quite like it for cooling the blood. So, follow me, follow, down to the hollow, And there let us wallow in glorious mud. (Michael Flanders)
The English, the English, the English are best - I wouldn't give tuppence for all of the rest! View quote
Michael Flanders

Michael Flanders

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Occupation: English Writer
Born: March 1, 1922
Died: April 14, 1975
Quotes count: 12
Wikipedia: Michael Flanders

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