“Pioneers may be picturesque figures but they are often rather lonely ones.”
Nancy Astor“Nancy Astor: "Sir, if you were my husband, I'd poison your tea."Winston Churchill: "Madame,i f you were my wife, I'd drink it!"(Exchange with Winston Churchill)”
Nancy Astor the Viscountess Astor“Nancy Astor: "Winston, you are a drunk!"Winston Churchill: "And you, madam, are ugly. But I shall be sober in the morning."(Reported exchange will Winston Churchill.”
Nancy Astor the Viscountess Astor“(Exchange with Winston Churchill)Churchill explains that having a woman in Parliament was like having one intrude on him in the bathroom, to which the Lady Astor retorted, "Sir, you are not handsome enough to have such fears".”
Nancy Astor the Viscountess Astor“Lady Astor was also said to have responded to a question from Churchill about what disguise he should wear to a masquerade ball by saying, "Why don't you come sober, Prime Minister?"(Reported exchange with Winston Churchill)”
Nancy Astor the Viscountess Astor“One reason why I don't drink is because I wish to know when I am having a good time.”
Nancy Astor the Viscountess Astor“Pioneers may be picturesque figures, but they are often rather lonely ones.”
Nancy Astor the Viscountess Astor“Jakie, is it my birthday or am I dying?" (Seeing all her children assembled at her bedside in her last illness.)”
Nancy Astor the Viscountess Astor“In passing, also, I would like to say that the first time Adam had a chance he laid the blame on a woman.”
Nancy Astor the Viscountess Astor“Women have got to make the world safe for men since men have made it so darned unsafe for women.”
Nancy Astor the Viscountess Astor“My vigour, vitality, and cheek repel me. I am the kind of woman I would run from.”
Nancy Astor the Viscountess Astor