Home
Topics
Authors
:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Paul Merton Quotes

If you became a comedian in the '80s, you had to work the circuit and make people laugh. Canned laughter is cheating.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: comedian
Nationality: british
Birth: July 9, 1957

Topics

Work Laughter People Laugh Cheating

I don't like to go trampling on other people's sounds. That's really about it - I don't gravitate towards it, I try to move away from it.

People Go Try Away Move Like

Is it honest for me to go and sit there on communion day and drink the wine and eat the bread while feeling it all to be mummery?

Day Me Wine Feeling Go Bread

I prefer it when the conductor follows me. It is more difficult to work with a conductor who does not listen - even if I understand that sometimes it makes sense when one person is ruling everything. But for bel canto, I have to have a conductor who listens and supports me.

Work Me Person Sometimes Understand

No one can arrive from being talented alone, work transforms talent into genius.

Work Alone Talent Genius Being

Doubt, indulged and cherished, is in danger of becoming denial; but if honest, and bent on thorough investigation, it may soon lead to full establishment of the truth.

Truth Doubt Lead Denial Honest May

We don't have a monopoly. We have market share. There's a difference.

Business Difference Monopoly Share

When I sing, it's the most solitary state: just me, and the microphone, and the holy spirit. It's not about notes or scales, it's all about emotion.

Sinead O'Connor

Me Spirit Emotion Holy Spirit Notes

For the past 30 years, I have been committed to the development and application of radioisotopic methodology to analyze the fine structure of biologic systems.

Rosalyn Sussman Yalow

Past Development Structure Years

I am one of the haunted.

Rosie O'Donnell

I Am Haunted Am

It's good that everyone has an opportunity to take pictures, the chance to be a photographer. Some are good, too. But the bad thing is that it's very, very difficult to take a great picture. Everyone can take a good picture - even a child - but it's hard to make a great one.

Mary Ellen Mark

Good Opportunity Great Child Chance

When I finally got sober, I moved towards what I might have been if I hadn't been destroying myself when I was young.

Myself Young Sober Got Finally Been

Lots of special interests play the immigrant blame game every day because they like things the way they are and don't see a need for change.

Change Day Blame Game Play Way

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Paul Merton