Gingold Quotes & Sayings

Contrary to popular belief, English women do not wear tweed nightgowns. — Hermione Gingold

My teacher, Josef Gingold, a student of the French school, always loved the music of Saint-Saens and Henri Vieuxtemps and all the French repertoire. — Joshua Bell

About the gnostic writers themselves and the setting in which they lived we know little, although gnostic Christians were influential enough to be denounced at length. — Elaine Pagels

I got all the schooling any actress needs. That is, I learned to write enough to sign contract. — Hermione Gingold

What Americans call cross-ventilation, the English call draughts. — Hermione Gingold

My work at MIT had focused on what we could build in space once we had inexpensive space transportation and industrial facilities in orbit. And this led to various sorts of work in space development. — K. Eric Drexler

You may forget the toys you buy and break, but you'll always remember the experiences and memories you create. — Richie Norton

My worst fault is my belief that if you put bills unopened behind a picture frame, there is no need to pay them. — Hermione Gingold

There are far too many men in politics and not enough elsewhere. — Hermione Gingold

Fighting is essentially a masculine idea; a woman's weapon is her tongue. — Hermione Gingold

One of the nicest things about living in America is the fact that sooner or later you are practically bound to get an award of some sort or other. — Hermione Gingold

I always have loved the Stradivarius. My teacher, Josef Gingold, he had a Stradivarius. As a treat, he would put it under my chin and let me play a few notes, and I remember that feeling of the overtones, the complexity of the sound. It's like a great wine. — Joshua Bell

People who think about the past have no future. — Hermione Gingold

Writers are socially observant. We find people endlessly fascinating, and real life is mysterious. Sometimes it's hard to stop staring at the strut and squawk of my fellow man. They can be quite inspiring. Sometimes it's hard to stop talking to them to see what in the world they're thinking. — Julianna Baggott

[When asked if her husband was still living:] It's a matter of opinion. — Hermione Gingold

I had lied so much lately that I was honestly surprised my pants weren't literally made of fire. — Michelle Rowen

Really, sex and laughter do go very well together, and I wondered - and I still do - which is more important. — Hermione Gingold

My father dealt in stocks and shares and my mother also had a lot of time on her hands. — Hermione Gingold

Love is a worn-out word. People love their cat, they love their house. I've never been in love with anyone but myself. — Hermione Gingold

A diet is when you watch what you eat and wish you could eat what you watch. — Hermione Gingold

She never sets foot out of her apartment or her past. — Hermione Gingold

To call him a dog hardly seems to do him justice, though inasmuch as he had four legs, a tail, and barked, I admit he was, to all outward appearances. But to those who knew him well, he was a perfect gentleman. — Hermione Gingold

A great city is a great solitude. — Hermione Gingold