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A diplomat these days is nothing but a head waiter who's allowed to sit down occasionally.

Peter Ustinov

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Peter Ustinov
Age: 82 †
Born: 1921
Born: April 16
Died: 2004
Died: March 28
Actor
Autobiographer
Comedian
Film Director
Film Producer
Playwright
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Television Presenter
Writer
Camden
England
Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov
Sir Peter Alexander von Ustinov
Head
Days
Diplomat
Nothing
Diplomats
Waiter
Diplomatic
Diplomacy
Occasionally
Allowed

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