Top 9 Quotes & Sayings by Henry Allingham

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a British celebrity Henry Allingham.

Last updated on November 8, 2024.

Henry William Allingham was an English supercentenarian. He is the longest-lived man ever recorded from the United Kingdom, a First World War veteran, and, for one month, the verified oldest living man in the world. He is also the second-oldest military veteran ever, and at the time of his death was the 12th-verified oldest man of all time.

British - Celebrity | June 6, 1896 - July 18, 2009

Source: Wikipedia

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

Henry Allingham

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

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.

Henry Allingham

Superstition's not for me. And I'm not much for medicine either. I know my mind and my body better than anyone else.

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.

Henry Allingham

When I was born, the speed limit was two miles an hour. They'd only just repealed the law where a man had to walk in front of every motor car waving a flag.

Henry Allingham

I've only ever kissed one girl: my Dorothy. We met in 1915 and married in 1918. She died in 1970.

Henry Allingham

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

Henry Allingham

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