Marcel Pagnol Quotes

The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be.

Marcel Pagnol

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: dramatist
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: February 28, 1895 - April 18, 1974

Topics

FuturePastHappyPeopleBe Happy

I have not become the artist I believe I am. I want to become a stadium act. I'm not done at all.

Jimmy Cliff

I AmBelieveArtistDoneWantAct

WWE is the epitome of Sports Entertainment; it gets no bigger than this. So, whether you are on 'Raw' or on 'SmackDown,' the level of talent that we have on both sides is second to none.

Jinder Mahal

SportsTalentYouEntertainmentRaw

When I was 22, I was having a ball!

Jennifer Aniston

BallHaving

In the summer, you miss the match days, but my wife gets angry, as she doesn't see me on weekends. And football is work. I'm still working on the weekends.

Andrea Della Valle

WorkFootballWifeAngryMeYou

Anybody can direct a picture once they know the fundamentals. Directing is not a mystery, it's not an art. The main thing about directing is: photograph the people's eyes.

John Ford

EyesArtPeoplePictureMystery

You can see all sorts of things in film acting if you know where to look and what to look for. One thing I often notice is that the actor is looking for his mark, the place where he has to stand to be in the right place in the shot.

Michael Caine

LookingStandYouLookActingPlace

You gotta get into some confrontations sometimes to get the right result on the floor, but I think the bulk of our membership wants us to work out problems before a bill comes to the floor.

Steve Scalise

WorkProblemsThinkResultYouOut

I have sometimes played my best Davis Cup matches away from home when you stay in the moment a bit more. But it is tough when half the crowd are spitting on you.

Lleyton Hewitt

HomeMomentBestToughYouMore

I used to have a blankie, and when my mom had to wash it, I would sit outside the dryer and watch it go round and round, and cry.

Drew Barrymore

MomGoCryOutsideWatchSit

I never considered myself an entertainer. I always felt I had to be connected to something meaningful, or it wasn't worth doing.

Donovan

MyselfDoingWorthConnectedNever

I hate talking about music, to tell you the truth.

Brian Eno

MusicTruthHateTalkingYouTell

The great model of the affection of love in human beings is the sentiment which subsists between parents and children.

William Godwin

LoveChildrenGreatParentsHuman

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