Ellen DeGeneres on Personal History
PEOPLE ALWAYS ASK ME, “WERE YOU FUNNY AS A CHILD?” WELL, NO, I WAS AN ACCOUNTANT. — ELLEN DEGENERES Continue reading Ellen DeGeneres on Personal History
Tag: Quotations
The Wisdom of Experience
I DON’T NEED YOU TO REMIND ME OF MY AGE. I HAVE A BLADDER TO DO THAT FOR ME. — STEPHEN FRY Continue reading The Wisdom of Experience
Doris Day on Sincerity
GRATITUDE IS RICHES. COMPLIMENT IS POVERTY. — DORIS DAY Continue reading Doris Day on Sincerity
George Michael on Bio Films
This was a very perceptive thing for a public figure to say: I’VE DONE TOO MANY STUPID THINGS FOR THERE NOT TO BE MOVIES MADE ABOUT ME WHEN I’M DEAD, SO I MIGHT AS WELL WRITE THE SCRIPT. — GEORGE MICHAEL Continue reading George Michael on Bio Films
George Michael on Fame
AT SOME POINT IN YOUR CAREER, THE SITUATION BETWEEN YOU AND THE CAMERA REVERSES. FOR A CERTAIN NUMBER OF YEARS, YOU COURT IT AND YOU NEED IT, BUT ULTIMATELY, IT NEEDS YOU MORE, AND IT’S A BIT LIKE A RELATIONSHIP. THE MINUTE THAT HAPPENS, IT TURNS YOU OFF…AND IT DOES FEEL LIKE IT IS TAKING SOMETHING FROM YOU. — GEORGE MICHAEL, QUOTED IN GAY STAR NEWS Continue reading George Michael on Fame
Simone Weil on Transference
A HURTFUL ACT IS THE TRANSFERENCE TO OTHERS OF THE DEGRADATION WHICH WE BEAR IN OURSELVES. — SIMONE WEIL Continue reading Simone Weil on Transference
Bertrand Russell on an Unfortunate Irony
THE WHOLE PROBLEM WITH THE WORLD IS THAT FOOLS AND FANATICS ARE ALWAYS SO CERTAIN OF THEMSELVES, AND WISER PEOPLE SO FULL OF DOUBTS. — BERTRAND RUSSELL Continue reading Bertrand Russell on an Unfortunate Irony
You Expected This Today, Didn’t You? Admit it.
BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH. — WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE JULIUS CAESAR ACT I, SCENE II Continue reading You Expected This Today, Didn’t You? Admit it.
Bertrand Russell on War
WAR DOES NOT DETERMINE WHO IS RIGHT — ONLY WHO IS LEFT. — BERTRAND RUSSELL Continue reading Bertrand Russell on War
Bertolt Brecht on the National Void
UNHAPPY IS THE LAND THAT IS IN NEED OF HEROES. — BERTOLT BRECHT Continue reading Bertolt Brecht on the National Void
