Author Index: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Tommy Cooper Quote: 'You know, somebody actually complimented me ...'

Author

Profession: Comedian
Nationality: British
Birthday: March 19, 1921

Links

Tags

You Me Know Little Actually Said Today Somebody Left Fine Driving Note Parking

Related Quotes

You know, somebody actually complimented me on my driving today. They left a little note on the windscreen, it said 'Parking Fine.' So that was nice.

Tim Vine

Tags: You Me Know

I do take pride in saying that in spite of being in public life for so long, there is not a single case against me, not even for wrongly parking a scooter or driving on the wrong side.

Tags: Me Life Being

You know, my parents had a restaurant. And I left home, actually, in 1949, when I was 13 years old, to go into apprenticeship. And actually when I left home, home was a restaurant - like I said, my mother was a chef. So I can't remember any time in my life, from age 5, 6, that I wasn't in a kitchen.

Tags: Time Home Age

Jo left me a few months ago for 10 days. I get this note: I'll come back when the real Ronnie comes back.

Ron Wood

Tags: Me Get Come

Let me say this on a personal note. Without the United States of America, I would in all probably not be able to stand here before you today.

Tags: You Me Would

If your access to health care involves your leaving work and driving somewhere and parking and waiting for a long time, that's not going to promote healthiness.

Tags: Time Work Health

I was actually the one who decided to move to LA. Mom and I were driving on Sunset Boulevard during one of our trips back to see her family, and I said, 'Can we just stay?' So we did.

Tags: Family Mom Just

I'm in the strange position of the world drifting away from me, but you know what? I'm actually quite content with that. It doesn't bother me in the slightest. I don't feel like, 'Oh God, I'm being left behind.'

Tags: God You Me

sky clouds light sunlight

Today, you have 100% of your life left.

Tags: You Life Your

A fine timepiece is part of dressing like a gentleman. When I first made a little money, I bought my first watch which was a Rolex Daytona. It was just one of those things that said I was successful.

Tags: Money Like Just

What it is basically, if you go to a gun show, and there's somebody out there in the parking lot, and they're getting out of their car, and they've got an A-15 on their shoulder, or... John Q. Public wants to sell a handgun or whatever, then there's no background check.

Tags: Car You Out

My mother always gives the best advice. When I left Puerto Rico to pursue my dreams, she always supported me and said to me, 'I'm never going to cut your wings, so don't let anyone else do that to you.' That has been my philosophy through life. I want to share that valuable lesson with my little girl someday.

Roselyn Sanchez

Tags: Best Dreams You

I don't know driving in another way which isn't risky. Each one has to improve himself. Each driver has its limit. My limit is a little bit further than other's.

Tags: Know Than Way

I mean, I knew I wanted to do this kind of thing in school, but to actually have somebody that would bring you into that world, that was really exciting, you know?

Catherine O'Hara

Tags: You Really Know

dolomites fanes landscape mountains

I finally bought a gun because I said if I'm going to get it, I'm taking somebody with me.

Tags: Me Because Get

I think the most exciting thing is that you expect people our age to know the music, but actually a lot of kids know the music, and if anything is left, we have left really good music, and that's the important part, not the mop-tops or whatever.

Tags: Good Music Age

I tend to be very private. It's easier for me. When you're acting, you're very susceptible to comments that somebody makes, so if they know something is going to happen on the show, and they say something, it can actually throw you off. So I tend to not share things with anybody.

Tags: You Me Know

After the falling out with my father, I worked on a couple of ranches - thoroughbred layup farms, actually - out toward Chino, California. That was fine for a little while, but I wanted to get out completely, and twenty miles away wasn't far enough.

Tags: Get Out Little

I can't go on Gawker. I actually think the writing is really funny, but there is a chance that somebody is undercutting me.

Zooey Deschanel

Tags: Funny Chance Me

denmark sun north sea sea beach

In the end, I hope there's a little note somewhere that says I designed a good computer.

Tags: Good Hope Little