Facts about Margaret Halsey

Occup.Author
FromUSA
Died1997

Summary

Margaret Halsey was a famous Author from USA.

Our collection contains 9 quotes who is written / told by Margaret.

9 Famous quotes by Margaret Halsey

Small: The English never smash in a face. They merely refrain from asking it to dinner
"The English never smash in a face. They merely refrain from asking it to dinner"
Small: Humility is not my forte, and whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they grad
"Humility is not my forte, and whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little things, not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters"
Small: Whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin to seem mild, harm
"Whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little things, not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters"
Small: Bulldogs have been known to fall on their swords when confronted by my superior tenacity
"Bulldogs have been known to fall on their swords when confronted by my superior tenacity"
Small: The role of a do-gooder is not what actors call a fat part
"The role of a do-gooder is not what actors call a fat part"
Small: Some persons talk simply because they think sound is more manageable than silence
"Some persons talk simply because they think sound is more manageable than silence"
Small: In some circumstances, the refusal to be defeated is a refusal to be educated
"In some circumstances, the refusal to be defeated is a refusal to be educated"
Small: I was well warned about English food, so it did not surprise me, but I do wonder sometimes, how they ev
"I was well warned about English food, so it did not surprise me, but I do wonder sometimes, how they ever manage to prise it up long enough to get a plate under it"
Small: He has the common feeling of his profession. He enjoys a statement twice as much if it appears in fine
"He has the common feeling of his profession. He enjoys a statement twice as much if it appears in fine print, and anything that turns up in a footnote... takes on the character of divine revelation"