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John Tillotson Quotes

A good word is an easy obligation; but not to speak ill requires only our silence, which costs us nothing.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: theologian
Nationality: british
Birth: 1630 - November 22, 1694

Topics

Good Silence Speak Easy Nothing Us

I find any sort of acting that doesn't have any humor in it is mind-numbingly boring. 'Serious acting' is the kind of acting that I don't ever respond to.

Humor Find Acting Serious Boring

On 'Saturday Night Live,' I never really wrote. You know, I would just - I would let the writers cast me into the show. So my strength - and I put all my energies into performance. I just couldn't deal with the rejection, you know, getting your sketches cut, and it was hard for me.

Strength Live Me Night Performance

We were against the war in Vietnam and for voter registration and social issues. Everybody has their choices, and the obligation of a comedian is first to entertain. And if you're so inclined, and you have some bigger thought, make sure you express it, because that's a gift.

War Choices Gift Thought You First

It's special to be in that elite category of players who've been on the 'Madden' cover.

Special Elite Players Been Cover

There is actually no such thing as an Artist type. 'Artist' is just an economic designation, a box you tick on a form. We are all people, and we are all creative.

Creative People You Artist Box Just

Every year the progress of advanced capitalist society makes our population consist of more and more isolates. This is because of the infrastructure of the economy, especially electronic communications.

Progress Society Year More Economy

When it came to my childhood - growing up in a single-parent home, often struggling financially - my mother definitely instilled in me and my siblings this strength, this will, to just continue to survive and succeed.

Strength Mother Home Childhood Me

Young people, all too often, find their interests overlooked and their voices ignored.

People Find Young Young People Often

Fabio kept asking me out, but I knew we'd never get his ego through the door.

Me Door Ego Never Out Asking

That takes it out of you, throwing too many punches.

You Out Punches Many Takes Too

A lot of writers, probably because they're sensitive, which makes them want to be writers, have fears about their masculinity, so they overcompensate by having an interest in boxing and tough-guy things.

Boxing Want Masculinity Things Fears

And for me, the real world involves everything: risk, danger, beauty, energy, all we meet with in the real world.

Beauty Me World Energy Meet Risk

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