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Alan Bennett
(9 May 1934 - )
English playwright and author who performed with Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller, and Peter Cook in the satirical revue Beyond the Fringe (Aug 1960) and subsequently wrote many television, stage and radio plays, beginning with Forty Years On (1968). A later play was also turned into the film The Madness of King George (1994).
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Science Quotes by Alan Bennett (2 quotes)
Of course I know that “knickers” begins with a “k”. I’ve been to Oxford—it’s one of the first things they teach you.
— Alan Bennett
As quoted in William Reville, 'The Science of Writing a Good Joke', The Irish Times (5 Jun 2000).
The longer I practise medicine, the more convinced I am there are only two types of cases: those that involve taking the trousers off and those that don't.
— Alan Bennett
Spoken by character Dr. Wicksteed in play Habeas Corpus (1973).
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
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