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James David Graham Niven (/ˈnɪvən/; 1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983) was an English actor, memoirist and novelist. His many roles included Squadron Leader Peter Carter in A Matter of Life and Death, Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days, and Sir Charles Lytton ("the Phantom") in The Pink Panther. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Separate Tables (1958).

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Malta is a sod of a place.

Malta, Place, Sod

Tomorrow, Trubshawe, I am going to get married again, thereby quite possibly making the greatest mistake of my life.

Funny Marriage, Married, Mistake, Quite, Thereby, Tomorrow

I see my purpose in life as making the world a happier place to be in.

Place, Purpose, Purpose Of Life, See, World

A philosopher once noted that people long for immortality but run out of things to do on a rainy afternoon.

Afternoon, Life And Love, Long, Rainy, Running, Things

Stardom is like making love in a hammock - a happy experience but one of uncertain duration.

Duration, Hammocks, Love, Making Love, Stardom, Uncertain

As any man, I, of course, have certain preferences. Being a Scot by birth, I'm inclined to favor those with a well-scrubbed look and a hint of color in their cheeks-put there by an early walk in the chill air rather than by rouge. The smell of soap on a woman's skin or the hint of shampoo in her hair is perfume enough for me. . . Humor is important. The most beautiful woman in the world is a bore without that.

Beautiful, Certain, Men, Rouge, Scot, Smell

I've been lucky enough to win an Oscar, write a best-seller - my other dream would be to have a painting in the Louvre. The only way that's going to happen is if I paint a dirty one on the wall of the gentlemen's lavatory.

Dirty, Dream, Enough, Paint, Wall, Write

Keep the circus going inside you, keep it going, don't take anything too seriously, it'll all work out in the end.

Circus, Never Quit, Seriously, Take, Work Out

There are wonderful people out there but also wonderful people right here.

People, Right, Wonderful

Old age has got to start creeping up on me one day soon, and frankly I'm very scared. I don't want to be old. I've always felt so young. And I want to stay that way.

Age, Day, Felt, Frankly, One Day, Want

You are not just here to fill space or be a background character in someone else's movie. Consider this: nothing would be the same if you did not exist. Every place you have ever been and everyone you have ever spoken to would be different without you. We are all connected, and we are all affected by the decisions and even the existence of those around us.

Character, Connected, Healing, Movie

Never stop learning and adapting. The world will always be changing. If you limit yourself to what you knew and what you were comfortable with earlier in your life, you will grow increasingly frustrated with your surroundings as you age.

Age, Frustrated, Increasingly, Stop, World

True leadership strengthens the followers. It is a process of teaching, setting an example, and empowering others. If you seek to lead, your ability will ultimately be measured in the successes of those around you.

Ability, Empowering, Followers, Leadership, Seek, Teaching

Champagne offers a minimum of alcohol and a maximum of companionship.

Alcohol, Champagne, Companionship, Minimum

I enjoy reality as much as the next man. It's just that in my case, fortunately, reality includes a good stiff belt every now and then.

Case, Good, Men, Reality, Truth

Actors don’t retire. They just get offered fewer roles.

Actors, Fewer, Retire, Retiring, Roles

You can count on Errol Flynn, he'll always let you down.

Count, Down, Errol, Flynn, Let

I wonder why it is, that young men are always cautioned against bad girls. Anyone can handle a bad girl. It's the good girls men should be warned against.

Against, Bad, Girl, Men, Wonder

Isn’t it fascinating to think that probably the only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomings?

Fascinating, Laughing, Life, Men, Stripping, Thinking

Do something today that reflects who you are, what you are capable of, what you care about. Give yourself plenty of evidence of what you can do, and you will not doubt your abilities to do anything.

Care, Doubt, Evidence, Giving, Today

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