John Mortimer
John Mortimer
Sir John Clifford Mortimer, CBE, QC was an English barrister, dramatist, screenwriter, and author...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth21 April 1923
years worry three
I refuse to spend my life worrying about what I eat. There is no pleasure worth forgoing just for an extra three years in the geriatric ward.
war mean fighting
A war against terrorism is an impracticable conception if it means fighting terrorism with terrorism.
life advice secret
The secret of good health and happiness is to have rather small illnesses throughout your life which you can rely on to stop you doing anything you don't want to do.
law common-sense nails
No brilliance is needed in the law. Nothing but common sense, and relatively clean finger nails.
There is always time for failure
committed greatest horrors iran people sincere totally
The greatest horrors of our world, from the executions in Iran to the brutalities of the IRA, are committed by people who are totally sincere