P. T. Barnum Quotes

The show business has all phases and grades of dignity, from the exhibition of a monkey to the exposition of that highest art in music or the drama which secures for the gifted artists a world-wide fame princes well might envy.

P. T. Barnum

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BusinessMusicArtEnvyDramaFame

The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why do I think it's not beautiful. And very shortly you discover that there is no reason.

John Cage

BeautifulMyselfThinkYouWhyAsk

It just feels good to beat the world champs to be the world champs.

Joe Torre

GoodWorldBeatJustFeels

All children are born pure egoists. They perceive their needs to the exclusion of all others. Only through socialization do they learn that some forms of gratification must be deferred and others denied.

Andrew Vachss

ChildrenLearnBornOthersPure

If it isn't necessary I would rather not subject my skin to too much, so if I don't have anything special to do for the day, I try not to wear any make up.

Amanda Schull

DayToo MuchSkinSpecialTryUp

I'd been gearing up to working in theatre since coming out of drama school, but it was an exciting time for TV drama - it was the birth of Channel 4, and Brookside was very cutting-edge at the time.

Amanda Burton

TimeSchoolTheatreDramaBirthOut

I'd love to be on a TV series someday, but I believe you get the jobs that you're meant to get. If the job that I'm meant to get is another musical or another play or film or TV show, I'm just happy to keep working.

Stark Sands

LoveJobHappyBelieveYouPlay

Man is now in charge of the thermostat for the globe.

Tom Udall

ManNowChargeGlobe

When I went to university, I was a philosophy major, but because I'm not very bright I chose to study philosophy at a performing arts school, maybe because the philosophy program there wasn't too rigorous or challenging.

Moby

SchoolPhilosophyBrightStudyArts

'Despacito' started with a melody hook that I had with my guitar only. The beat for this track came after I wrote the lyrics, which I wrote as if I was writing a ballad.

Luis Fonsi

WritingGuitarBeatStartedMelody

If you have to think about whether you love someone or not then the answer is no. When you love someone you just know.

Janice Markowitz

LoveThinkSomeoneYouKnowAnswer

I'll skate on concrete if I have to. I'm not worried about how fast the ice is. I'm worried about how fast I can go on the ice.

Clara Hughes

IceFastI CanGoConcreteHow

What made me so brave? Maybe it was being the middle kid of 11, and we all had to share one bathroom. New underwear? I never discovered that until I got into college.

Alice Ripley

CollegeMeBraveNewBathroomNever

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