Author: Henry Allingham

Quotes

I don't mind if my future is long or short, as long as I'm doing the right thing. And as long as I behave for other people.

I don't mind if my future is long or short, as long as I'm doing the right thing. And as long as I behave for other people.

- Henry Allingham

Seeing the funny side of life is useful, and I've always had a sense of humour.

Seeing the funny side of life is useful, and I've always had a sense of humour.

- Henry Allingham

War's stupid. Nobody wins. You might as well talk first; you have to talk last anyway.

War's stupid. Nobody wins. You might as well talk first; you have to talk last anyway.

- Henry Allingham

How have I lived so long? I never worried. In the '20s, there were millions of men out of work. You couldn't get a job anywhere. I wasn't worried.

How have I lived so long? I never worried. In the '20s, there were millions of men out of work. You couldn't get a job anywhere. I wasn't worried.

- Henry Allingham

I had 53 years of happy marriage and two daughters. These were the best things that happened in my life.

I had 53 years of happy marriage and two daughters. These were the best things that happened in my life.

- Henry Allingham

When I was 15, I came downstairs one morning, picked up mother's newspaper and, oh, what a shock! The Titanic had gone. The 'unsinkable' ship - but it had gone down so simple.

When I was 15, I came downstairs one morning, picked up mother's newspaper and, oh, what a shock! The Titanic had gone. The 'unsinkable' ship - but it had gone down so simple.

- Henry Allingham

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