Craig Brown Quotes

Comedy is the slave of time. What seemed funny then is unlikely to seem funny now, just as what strikes us as funny now would not have seemed funny then.

Craig Brown

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: May 23, 1957

Topics

FunnyTimeComedyNowSlaveSeem

I would like to pass into history as the man of the economic miracle of Angola... That's my mission.

Joao Lourenco

HistoryManMissionMiracleEconomic

My first car was a little white Volkswagen City Golf. They've just been discontinued in South Africa, but they were the staple first car for most of my peer group. It's the most entry-level four-door four-seater that Volkswagen ever made. I named him Doug. I don't know why.

Jodi Balfour

CarCityGolfWhiteKnowGroup

I miss the Swedish women on the first day of spring cause they all just blossom in the most incredible way.

Joel Kinnaman

WomenDaySpringBlossomWayFirst

The Constitution gives every American the inalienable right to make a damn fool of himself.

John Ciardi

FoolConstitutionAmericanDamnMake

Yeah, a lot of people ask me to take my shirt off, which is aggressive. I wish that I were just one of those guys who was just like, 'You know, look, when I was seven I had a six-pack, and it just never went away.'

Max Greenfield

PeopleMeWishYouLookKnow

The only place I'm recognized is at the mall, because that's where the teens are.

Amy Lee

PlaceWhereBecauseMallOnlyTeens

I used to think I had nice arms, but I don't even think that anymore.

Sue Townsend

ThinkNiceUsedArmsEvenAnymore

It ain't gun control we need; it's sin control.

Si Robertson

ControlGunGun ControlSinNeed

It wasn't until I was working on 'Tacky' that I admitted to myself that I was writing a series.

Steven Brust

MyselfWritingWorkingTackyUntil

In my heart, I really don't care who you love, same sex or not; as long as you have the ability to love, that's the important thing here.

Tracy Morgan

LoveHeartCareLongYouSex

We're building a movement. It's undeniably a work in progress, but there's a fundamental desire to see capitalism to do something different.

Tom Perez

WorkProgressBuildingCapitalism

I have a little studio in Chinatown, and I sometimes go there and rearrange my brushes. But I would have to stop acting altogether in order to become a painter. At the moment, I'm still interested and active as an actor and director. Besides, I rather think acting and painting are all part of the same creative urge.

Roger Rees

MomentCreativePaintingThinkStop

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Craig Brown