Clifton Fadiman Quotes

A sense of humor is the ability to understand a joke - and that the joke is oneself.

Clifton Fadiman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: May 15, 1904 - June 20, 1999

Topics

HumorSense Of HumorUnderstandJoke

I love dancing!

Jessie Ware

LoveDancingI Love

I am more proud of Hillary Clinton's alt-right speech than any other moment on the campaign trail.

Jennifer Palmieri

MomentI AmProudSpeechTrailMore

Writing and cookery are just two different means of communication.

Maya Angelou

CommunicationWritingTwoDifferent

Nothing is so discouraging to an actor than to have to work for long hours upon hours in brightly lighted interior sets.

John Wayne

WorkLongNothingActorInterior

The quality of TV drama nowadays is getting better and better. They've had to invent a new term for it: 'high-end television.'

Robert Carlyle

QualityBetterGetting BetterDrama

To be prepared is half the victory.

Miguel de Cervantes

SuccessVictoryBe PreparedHalf

A white boy that makes C's in college can make it to the White House.

Chris Rock

CollegeHouseWhiteBoyWhite House

If any country deserves American support, Ukraine does.

Brandon Webb

SupportAmericanCountryUkraineAny

People think you have to go through a lot of changes to become a soul singer, You just have to go through life.

Bobby Womack

LifeSoulPeopleThinkYouBecome

I'm not going to marry a third time. It is just not necessary.

Anne Robinson

TimeGoingJustNecessaryMarry

Blunders are an inescapable feature of war, because choice in military affairs lies generally between the bad and the worse.

Allan Massie

WarBadChoiceMilitaryBecause

I'm a really good eavesdropper. I listen to what people say and remember all the buzzwords.

William Gibson

GoodPeopleRememberSayListen

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