Every word she writes is a lie, including ‘and’ and ‘the’. Mary McCarthy, cited New York Times 16th February 1980, re Lillian Hellman
Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I’ll waste no time reading it. Moses Hadus
John Young Stewart – World Champion ... a certain beady-eyed little Scot ... his pious whinings have brainwashed and undermined the natural instincts of some young and inexperienced newcomers. Denis Jenkinson, Motor Sport magazine
He was not only a bore, he bored for England. Malcolm Muggeridge, re Anthony Eden, 1966
A very pleasant middle to upper-class type of lady with a talkative retired Navy husband. Malcolm Muggeridge, re the Queen
He had a head to contrive, a tongue to persuade, and a hand to execute any mischief. Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, 1609-74, re John Hampden
He will be looked upon by posterity as a brave bad man. Edward Hyde, re Oliver Cromwell
This extraordinary figure of our time, this siren, this goat-footed bard, this half-human visitor to our age from hag-ridden magic and enchanted woods of Celtic antiquity. John Maynard Keynes, Essays in Biography, re Mr Lloyd George
Obama is truly a dark, shadowy character from the Marxist-Mafia underworld ... Secret societies are protecting and guiding this man to set in place totalitarian rule in America, telling him what to say ... And telling him what to do. Bob Trefz, Cherith Chronicles June/July 2009
He is a man of splendid abilities but utterly corrupt. He shines and stinks like rotten mackerel by moonlight. John Randolph, re Edward Livingstone
Hitler-worshipping pikey scum. The Catherine Tate Show series I, woman in back of cab, BBC 2004
You stinking unicycle-riding tofu-eating hippy. ibid. woman to woman in vegetarian cafe
Get him in a headlock and say, What in the name of Christ are you doing with your life? Wincing around like a big old Mary-Ann. Dressed like some sort of deviant. You’re nearly fifty for God’s sake. What’ll your children say? ‘Oh my daddy hangs around public places. Wearing makeup and scaring people.’ Someone should just give him a back-hander, one swift hander right across his saggy-jowl-panting old face. ibid. woman to woman in park
We know how Sarkozy had spent his entire life liberating women by being a womeniser, and promoting the homosexual lifestyle. 3/11 The Ripple Effect
Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman. I Samuel 20:30
A very weak minded fellow I am afraid, and, like the feather pillow, bears the marks of the last person who has sat on him! Earl Haig, letter to Lady Haig 14th January 1918, re Lord Derby
You made a film where you claimed that you exposed George Bush; you gave him aid and comfort. You covered up the reality of premeditated involvement in 9/11, and played into that popular little folky image of Bush the idiot elf. Alex Jones, Michael Moore is a Fraud
So he’s [David Icke] gone for all the ridiculous Hollywood stuff – David Icke and the blood-drinking lizard people. So what does David Icke do? He talks about the Federal Reserve, the Bank of England ... All true ... And then you’ve David Icke at the end of all this, he says, By the way, they’re blood drinking lizards ... It’s asinine ... He’s got a good line to a point and then he discredits it all. It’s like a turd in a punchbowl. That’s his job ... And then the takes a great dump right in the middle of it, and no-one’s going to take a drink out of that punch bowl. I think he knows what he has to do in a controlled world to get away with what he’s doing and be given attention. He’s either a smart opportunist con-man or he’s completely insane or he’s working for them directly. But I would think he’s just a con-man who understands how things work. A real opportunist. Alex Jones, ‘Alex Jones, David Icke and the Lizard People’
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I really respect him. I appreciate him. Alex Jones, interview David Icke July 2009
Look, I’m not in the business of getting in fights with William Cooper. But, people tried to set him up against me because he did some jealousy broadcasts. And most people who attack me aren’t government agents – they’re mad. Alex Jones, 'William Cooper Attacks Me from the Grave'
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike. Alexander Pope, An Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot 1735, re Addison
‘Satire or sense, alas! Can Sporus feel?
Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel?’
Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings,
This painted child of dirt that stinks and stings. ibid. re Lord Harvey
A cherub’s face, a reptile all the rest. ibid.
He’d have sex with a Venetian blind. Nora Ephron, re husband
Elizabeth Taylor’s so fat she puts mayonnaise on her Aspirins. Joan Rivers
What problems do you have, apart from being blind, unemployed and a moron? John McEnroe to Wimbledon spectator
She can’t be with us tonight. She’s busy attending the birth of her next husband. Snooker champ John Parrott, re Joan Collins
You can put lipstick on a pig ... It’s still a pig. Barack Obama, re Sarah Palin
Charlotte Church is a nasty little piece of work with a fat head. I don’t know who she and her scabby boyfriend think they are. He’s a posing idiot who looks like a girl. And she’s not even gorgeous. Cheryl Cole
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Unlike Cheryl Cole and the girls, I have co-written seven of my album tracks. I fail to see how that means I have copied their sound. I mean, I haven’t resorted to wearing short skirts and dating a footballer to get into the charts. Charlotte Church, re Girls Aloud
And now, to make matters worse, they (the Tories) have elected a foetus as party leader. Tony Banks, re William Hague
Does the Honourable Lady remember that she was an egg herself once? And very many members of all sides of this House regret that it was ever fertilised. Nicholas Fairbairn attacking junior Health Minister Edwina Currie over salmonella crisis
She is a lady short on looks, absolutely deprived of any dress sense, has a figure like a Jurassic monster, very greedy when it comes to loot, no tact and wants to upstage everyone else. Nicholas Fairbairn, re Sarah Ferguson
He was so mean it hurt him to go to the bathroom. Britt Eklund, re ex Rod Stewart
He can’t kick with his left foot, he can’t head, he can’t tackle, and he doesn’t score many goals. Apart from that, he’s all right. George Best, re David Beckham
A huge fur-ball on two overdeveloped legs. Nancy Mitford, re Princess Margaret
He doesn’t dye his hair – he’s just prematurely orange. Gerald Ford, re Ronald Reagan
Why am I so good at playing bitches? I think it’s because I’m not a bitch. Maybe that’s why Miss Crawford always plays ladies. Bette Davis, re Joan Crawford
He was quite a pig. Bette Davis, re Edward G Robinson
She can’t even chew gum and walk in a straight line at the same time, let alone write a book. Liam Gallagher, re Victoria Beckham’s autobiography
I’ve met serial killers and assassins but nobody scared me as much as Mrs Thatcher. Ken Livingstone
She speaks five languages and can’t act in any of them. John Gielgud, re Ingrid Bergman
Michael Jackson’s album was called Bad because there wasn’t enough room on the sleeve for Pathetic. Prince
The easiest way for you to lose ten pounds is just to take off your wig. Madonna, re Elton John
If you can’t live without me, why aren’t you dead already? Cynthia Heimel