When insults had class and & weren’t four-letter words

(Above) The exchange between Churchill & Lady Astor:
She said, "If you were my husband, I'd give you poisoned Tea."
He answered, "If you were my wife, I'd drink it."
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A member of Parliament to Prime Minister Disraeli:

"Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease."

"That depends, Sir", said Disraeli,
"whether I embrace your policies or your mistress."
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He had delusions of adequacy -Walter Kerr
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He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire. –Winston Churchill
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I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure. -  Clarence Darrow
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He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary. - William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway)
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Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I'll waste no time reading it. -Moses Hadas
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I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it. - Mark Twain
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He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends. - Oscar Wilde
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“I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a
friend... if you have one.”-  George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill

” Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second... if there is
one.” - Winston Churchill, in response.
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I feel so miserable without you, it's almost like having you here. -  Kip Adota

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