Nancy Astor
Nancy Astor
Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess Astor, CHwas the first female Member of Parliament to take her seat...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth19 May 1879
drinking giving exhibitions
Drinking makes a person lose his inhibitions and give exhibitions
men world i-can
I can conceive of nothing worse than a man-governed world -- except a woman-governed world.
husband drinking beer
Sir, if you were my husband, I would poison your drink.
sisterhood men world
The only thing the women were after was just the chance to help the world on. But some men were so dreadfully afraid of them that they refused to understand, and talked about 'shrieking sisterhoods' and 'disappointed spinsters' and rubbish of that sort.
men years length
What would we say if men changed the length of their trousers every year?
running vitality vigor
My vigour, vitality, and cheek repel me. I am the kind of woman I would run from.
men insightful important
It isn't the common man at all who is important: it's the uncommon man.
angel fool sometimes
A fool without fear is sometimes wiser than an angel with fear.
family dying my-birthday
When she woke briefly during her last illness and found all her family around her bedside: "Am I dying or is this my birthday?"
my-birthday dying last-words
Jakie, is it my birthday or am I dying ?
inspirational change memorable
The main dangers in this life are the people who want to change everything... or nothing.
beer glasses alcohol
I would rather commit adultery than drink a glass of beer.
time educational drinking
One reason I don't drink is that I want to know when I am having a good time.
attitude lying way
Basic beauty lies in the way a woman walks; it is health and an attitude to life.