Rufus Wainwright Quotes

There's no life without humour. It can make the wonderful moments of life truly glorious, and it can make tragic moments bearable.

Rufus Wainwright

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LifeMomentsHumourWithoutGlorious

It's all about the script. Reality is key to me and less cutesy.

Jimmy Fallon

MeKeyRealityAboutLessScript

The whole fame and fortune thing is addictive.

Jimmy Nail

FameFortuneWholeAddictiveThing

I was reading poetry to my girlfriends, and they were like, 'You're really good. You should go to some poetry readings or something.' And I eventually went and got a, you know, somewhat of a name for myself and a little bit of a following.

Jill Scott

GoodMyselfPoetryReadingNameYou

It's not an Israeli model, it's a TSA, screwed-up model. It should actually be the person who's looking at the ticket and talking to the individual. Instead, they've hired people to stand around and observe, which is a bastardization of what should be done.

John Mica

PeopleLookingStandTalkingPerson

Oh, my career. What career? I'm over 40.

Melanie Griffith

CareerOverOh

Arm strength, I think, is a thing that's, like, incredibly overrated in the NFL.

Matt Hasselbeck

StrengthThinkNFLLikeI ThinkArm

I don't really need to be remembered. I hope the music's remembered.

Jeff Buckley

MusicHopeNeedRememberedReally

I've just opened a show in Florida, although I also have many pieces on display around the world.

Tony Curtis

WorldFloridaPiecesShowJustMany

My focus is incredibly narrow. I can't talk with any authority other than design and development of product.

Jonathan Ive

FocusDesignAuthorityDevelopment

France loves American cinema because when an American remake is successful, it makes us money to produce more French films.

Clotilde Hesme

MoneyAmericanCinemaMoreUs

I did the coffee house thing - we have coffee houses where people play, or we used to - and when I was 14, I started there. Just played all the time. Every weekend I had a show, or every Thursday. Open-mic nights, the whole thing.

Brian Fallon

TimeCoffeePeopleWeekendHouse

The history of black women in the economy is rooted in the legacy of slavery. Enslaved black women were forced to provide care work, unpaid, for white families.

Alicia Garza

WorkWomenHistorySlaveryLegacy

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