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Phyllis Battelle Quotes

If you haven't had at least a slight poetic crack in the heart, you have been cheated by nature.

Phyllis Battelle

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: 1922

Topics

Nature Heart You Crack Been Least

I was born here in the city, born in the Bronx. Son of a cop. One grandfather was a taxi driver; the other was a firefighter. New York is in my DNA.

Son New York City Born Grandfather

I don't know if I could ever really be cast in a heartthrob role apart from 'Twilight', which I didn't really know was a heartthrob role. I really don't feel I am one.

Robert Pattinson

I Am Feel Know Twilight Role Cast

To be a comedian, you have to have some darkness behind it. I certainly draw on my past, and it helps.

Darkness Past You Behind Some Draw

Getting married is great, and I feel really good away from the court, and my private life and stuff is good. But you still need to train and work hard. Like, I didn't go on a honeymoon after we got married; I went to Barcelona and trained for 10 days to get ready for the clay-court season. It's been good, but you still have to put the work in.

Life Work Good Great Work Hard You

When you have a new baby, you can get really overwhelmed, since it's such a huge responsibility. You're thrilled to be a mom, but your sleep schedule is so thrown off and it can be scary if you don't have a good support system.

Good Responsibility Sleep Support

All the kids looked up to my father because he was known to be that dude who knocks people out.

Father People Out Up Because Kids

Spaghetti can be eaten most successfully if you inhale it like a vacuum cleaner.

Food You Vacuum Spaghetti Cleaner

Who were the fools who spread the story that brute force cannot kill ideas? Nothing is easier. And once they are dead they are no more than corpses.

Ideas Story Fools Nothing Dead More

You know, I left the country when Reagan got in; I went to France.

You Country Know Left Got France

At tax time, people are going to say, 'Gee, if the IRS asks for documents from me, and I destroy them, I wouldn't get away with that.' But that's effectively what Commissioner Koskinen has been able to get away with.

Time People Me Tax Say Going

You really have no idea whether or not what you're writing is funny. In stand-up and sketch comedy, you know right away and you can make your changes accordingly.

Michael Showalter

Funny Writing Comedy You Know Right

I'm really tall - almost six feet - and my features tend to be extreme, especially on TV.

Feet Tall Extreme Almost Six TV

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