I was absolutely a non-starter at games. My report for rugby said, 'Nigel's chief contribution is his presence on the field.' I used to pray for rain and sometimes it did rain - and we played anyway.
I got into New College, Oxford. The ethos was that you could work - or not. - Nigel Rees
I got into New College, Oxford. The ethos was that you could work - or not.
- Nigel Rees
Lord Castlerosse was taken to task by Nancy Astor over the size of his stomach. 'What would you say if that was on a woman?' she asked, pointedly. 'H… - Nigel Rees
Lord Castlerosse was taken to task by Nancy Astor over the size of his stomach. 'What would you say if that was on a woman?' she asked, pointedly. 'H…
How come there's only one Monopolies Commission? - Nigel Rees
How come there's only one Monopolies Commission?
Democracy is too good to share with just anybody. - Nigel Rees
Democracy is too good to share with just anybody.
I am only too aware that I am open to Rees's Second Law of Quotation: "However sure you are that you have attributed a quotation correctly, an earlie… - Nigel Rees
I am only too aware that I am open to Rees's Second Law of Quotation: "However sure you are that you have attributed a quotation correctly, an earlie…
Rees's First Law of Quotations: When in doubt, ascribe all quotations to George Bernard Shaw. - Nigel Rees
Rees's First Law of Quotations: When in doubt, ascribe all quotations to George Bernard Shaw.
I was broadcast-struck from an early age; I had saved up for a tape recorder and started making programmes. - Nigel Rees
I was broadcast-struck from an early age; I had saved up for a tape recorder and started making programmes.
It is part of politics to make things look better than they really are. What is a spin doctor but a serial euphemiser? - Nigel Rees
It is part of politics to make things look better than they really are. What is a spin doctor but a serial euphemiser?
Euphemism in the workplace does not end with job descriptions. It reaches a pusillanimous peak at the other end of the work process - in dismissal. - Nigel Rees
Euphemism in the workplace does not end with job descriptions. It reaches a pusillanimous peak at the other end of the work process - in dismissal.
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