Never criticize Americans. They have the best taste that money can buy.

- Miles Kington

So far as good writing goes, the use of the exclamation mark is a sign of failure. It is the literary equivalent of a man holding up a card reading L…

- Miles Kington

The ability of dandelions to tell the time is somewhat exaggerated, owing to the fact that there is always one seed that refuses to be blown off; the…

- Miles Kington

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

- Miles Kington

Satellite photography in the 1970's gave rise to the long-range weather forecast, a month at a time. This in turn gave rise to the observation that t…

- Miles Kington

Everyone wants peace - and they will fight the most terrible war to get it.

- Miles Kington

Astronomers, like burglars and jazz musicians, operate best at night.

- Miles Kington