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"I know some of my parents' friends think 'Little Britain' is in incredibly poor taste. But swimming the Channel? You can't really say anything negative about that, can you? There's nothing better than making your parents happy. The glee on my father's face that day was amazing."

David Walliams on Amazing

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  • "Sometimes I think my husband is so amazing that I don't know why he's with me. I don't know whether I'm good enough. But if I make him happy, then I'm everything I want to be."

    Angelina Jolie on Amazing

  • "If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be amazed at the results."

    George S. Patton on Amazing

  • "It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit."

    Harry S. Truman on Amazing

  • "If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you."

    Les Brown on Amazing

  • "Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen."

    Conan O'Brien on Amazing

More quotes by David Walliams

  • "I had a very happy childhood, but I wasn't that happy a child. I liked being alone and creating characters and voices. I think that's when your creativity is developed, when you're young. I liked the world of the imagination because it was an easy place to go to."

  • "I've noticed that once you leave London you do kind of become a bit more famous. People in London are a bit too cool for school. It's not so unusual to see someone from London in the street. But outside of London people are a bit more excited to see you and come out and support you."

  • "I used to have a silk dressing gown an uncle bought in Japan and when I came downstairs in it, my dad used to call me Davinia. There was never embarrassment about that kind of thing. My sister used to dress me up a lot. She thought I was a little doll."

  • "I don't have a fear factor. Well, not much of one. And I'm willing to risk quite a lot - as a comedian, you're always risking a lot. You're risking failure, especially if you're improvising and going on TV shows trying to make comedy out of thin air. That is quite a risky business."

  • "I know somebody from university who's called Phil Collins and I think there's something terribly unfortunate about sharing a name With somebody who either is famous or becomes famous."

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