The laughter of the aphorism is sometimes triumphant, but seldom carefree.
Mason Cooley
Recitation: by Male by Female
If I had never ventured beyond being a stand-up comic, then I would be sitting in my house today working on my Leonardo DiCaprio impression.
Jim Carrey
TodayHouseSittingBeyondNever
'Faces' became more than a film. It became a way of life, a film against the authorities and the powers that prevent people from expressing themselves the way they want to, something that can't be done in America, that can't be done without money.
John Cassavetes
LifeMoneyPeopleAmericaDoneWant
A lot of people are not meant to be together.
John Cusack
TogetherPeopleMeant To BeMeant
I like to know that my actors or my performers are going into it with the same amount of passion that I have for the project. They're as dedicated to achieving as I am.
Melina Matsoukas
PassionI AmKnowAchievingProject
Achievement brings its own anticlimax.
Maya Angelou
AchievementOwnBrings
Yesterday, we fought wars which destroyed cities. Today, we are concerned with avoiding a war which will destroy the earth. We can adapt atomic energy to produce electricity and move ships, but can we control its use in anger?
Robert Kennedy
TodayAngerWarControlEnergyWill
Every child is innocent because it has not been tempted, but only when we have been tempted and have remained pure, or when we have fallen, repented and reformed, are we virtuous.
Max Heindel
ChildInnocentPureBecauseBeen
I'm having everything. I'm a vegetarian, too. But in my mother's house, I eat whatever I'm served.
Andy Kaufman
MotherHouseEatEverythingWhatever
I've evolved as a human being, and I've taken more risks. I've let go of judgment. I don't know when the best stuff is coming - I sink into the process in a different way. I paint more, and my vision is stronger, but I don't think my music is better, because nothing is ever better than your first material.
Sophie B. Hawkins
MusicVisionBestRisksBetterKnow
Creativity has always depended on openness and flexibility, so let us hope for more of both in the future.
Siri Hustvedt
FutureHopeCreativityMoreAlways
Looking back, fire images have been constant in my poetry. As a boy, it was my job to light the fire each morning, and I remember the celebratory bonfires at the end of the war. It was from staring into fire that I began my first poetry.
Tony Harrison
MorningLightFireJobWarPoetry
Even in early adulthood, men can't be told what to wear; they can only be subtly moved by example, encouragement, and a generally sophisticated atmosphere.
Russell Smith
MenEncouragementEarlyAdulthood
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