Mario Monicelli Quotes

Death doesn't frighten me, it bothers me. It bothers me for example that someone can be there tomorrow but me I am no longer there. What bothers me is no longer being alive, not being dead.

Mario Monicelli

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: director
  • Nationality: italian
  • Birth: May 16, 1915 - November 29, 2010

Topics

DeathI AmTomorrowMeSomeoneDead

I work predominantly with tailors from Nigeria, Ghana, and Senegal.

Jidenna

WorkNigeriaGhana

The more generous the benefit, the easier you make it to stay on unemployment insurance, and the less incentive there is for people to actually go out and do what it takes to get a job.

John Ensign

JobPeopleInsuranceYouGoMore

I've never regretted not having children. My mindset in that regard has been constant. I objected to being born, and I refuse to impose life on someone else.

Robert Smith

LifeChildrenMindsetSomeoneBorn

The only way to live is to accept each minute as an unrepeatable miracle, which is exactly what it is: a miracle and unrepeatable.

Storm Jameson

LiveAcceptWayMiracleMinuteOnly

Oh my God, I don't think you can say anyone looks forward to controversy.

Sonia Sotomayor

GodForwardThinkYouLooksSay

I love hidden things. When you buy something with quality, you like the inside to be as beautiful as the outside. Nobody's going to see it, but you know it's there.

Mindy Grossman

LoveBeautifulQualityYouKnowSee

When somebody asks me what a song or a line is about, I feel like I'm not done writing it yet.

Jason Isbell

MeWritingSongFeelDoneLine

Usually I say I have no imagination.

Jose Padilha

ImaginationSay

I can only put myself in the process and try to learn through the process. Sometimes it will go well and sometimes it won't.

Joseph Fiennes

MyselfProcessLearnI CanSometimes

Elected office holds more perks than Elvis' nightstand.

Dennis Miller

MoreOfficeThanPerksElected

Writing a novel is like making love, but it's also like having a tooth pulled. Pleasure and pain. Sometimes it's like making love while having a tooth pulled.

Dean Koontz

LovePainWritingSometimesPleasure

I grew up playing the saxophone. I joined the jazz band in high school, but somewhere along the way I realized the guys who strummed acoustic guitars at parties were the ones who got the attention. So I asked a friend to show me a few chords, and when I moved to L.A. I spent a lot of time practicing my guitar.

Chris Carmack

FriendTimeSchoolMeHigh School

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