Tony Hancock

Sketch Comedian British 1924 – 1968

British comedy legend known for character-driven sitcom comedy.

406 quotes

"Health is the one thing you don't appreciate until you've lost it."
Health
"Imagination is the bridge between what is and what could be."
Imagination
"Technology is a tool - it's how we use it that defines us."
Technology
"History repeats itself because we never seem to listen the first time."
History
"Philosophy is the art of being confused at a higher level."
Philosophy
"Literature preserves the thoughts of those who came before us."
Literature
"Politics is the art of making people think they're choosing."
Politics
"War is what happens when diplomacy loses its patience."
War
"Motivation fades, but discipline endures."
Motivation
"Inspiration strikes those who are already working."
Inspiration
"Relationships require work, honesty, and the willingness to be wrong."
Relationships
"Solitude teaches you who you really are when nobody's watching."
Solitude
"Hope is a choice you make every morning."
Hope
"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."
Life
"Love is patient, but it has its limits."
Love
"The wisest people I know are also the kindest."
Wisdom
"Family shapes you, but friendship defines you."
Family
"The day a man stops looking is the day he starts dying"
Life
"You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs, but you also can't make a decent life without taking risks"
Courage
"Mediocrity is the disease of the comfortable mind"
Success
"We are all prisoners of our own making"
Freedom
"The greatest tragedy is not failure, but the fear of attempting"
Fear
"A man without humor is like a day without sunshine"
Humor
"The pursuit of happiness is often the very thing that prevents it"
Happiness
"We live not in the world as it is, but in the world as we perceive it"
Philosophy
"Ambition without action is merely daydreaming in a suit"
Motivation
"The measure of a man is not what he has, but what he gives"
Kindness
"Time doesn't heal all wounds; perspective does"
Time
"Wisdom is knowing what you don't know"
Wisdom
"We spend our youth chasing success and our old age wondering what it was all for"
Life