Quotes by Entertainers

When I joined the Army in the late '70s, there was a real threat from Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, so all of the '80s, I was engaged in what could be classed as conventional operations - that involved digging lots of trenches in Germany. Dick Strawbridge

I love a challenge and a bit of fun. Dick Strawbridge

Love Challenge Bit Fun

I was captain of the rugby side at Shrivenham - as were my two brothers after me. Dick Strawbridge

Me Side Rugby Brothers Were After Captain Two

Although I am the oldest with the biggest moustache, my brothers are progressively taller; I put it down to the extra potatoes they were able to eat after I left home. Dick Strawbridge

Home Down Extra Able Eat Brothers Potatoes Put Although Taller Am Were Left Moustache After Biggest Oldest

I passed the 11-plus and went up to the senior school, where my two older sisters had already gone. I was in the 'A' stream, but in the third year, they asked me to give up Latin; no one had ever got 7 per cent before. Dick Strawbridge

For me, London seemed to be frantic without going anywhere. Dick Strawbridge

Me Frantic London Seemed Without Going Anywhere

We forget the importance of engineering, but it's been used to design everything from St. Paul's Cathedral to The Shard. Dick Strawbridge

Engineering Design Everything Importance Cathedral Been Forget Paul Used

I had an idyllic childhood with the freedom to go and play. Dick Strawbridge

Freedom Had Idyllic Go Childhood Play

With a little bit of common sense, anything is achievable. Dick Strawbridge

Achieve Sense Bit Common Anything Common Sense Little Little Bit

Nature is so phenomenal. Dick Strawbridge

Nature Phenomenal

Cooking is about ingredients. Dick Strawbridge

Cooking About Ingredients

The Industry's at war. I think it's about control. You can make all of the financial arguments that the industry has been shooting itself in the foot, but it is an industry built on a foundation of ownership and exploitation of intellectual property rights. Don Rose

War You Property Rights Financial Argument Control Ownership Exploitation Think Has-Been About Property Rights Foot Make Industry Built Been Intellectual Intellectual Property Itself Shooting Foundation

The reason most people sweat is so they will not catch fire while they are making love. Don Rose

Love People Will Fire Catch Most Making While Sweat Reason

It's important to me to create the largest wonder. Doug Henning

Me Important Wonder Create Largest

If I produce a 450-pound Bengal tiger, it's going to create a lot more wonder than if I produce a rabbit. Doug Henning

More Tiger Lot Wonder Than Going Rabbit Produce Create

When I did my first few television specials, my illusions were so advanced that it took a couple of years before the other illusionists could even figure out what I was doing, let alone try to imitate me. Doug Henning

They don't know they're living in a glass house. Douglas Wilson

Living Glass Know House

I've had rooms that didn't come out to my liking. Douglas Wilson

Out Had Come Liking Rooms

It's a character I've created. Actually, that's pretty much the opposite of me, off a farm in the Midwest. Douglas Wilson

Character Me Farm Pretty Opposite Off Midwest Much Created Actually