"One of my favorite sketches, and a popular comedy formula, is to put someone with a mental handicap in some kind of unlikely situation. For example: The retarded gynecologist, the retarded Jesus, the retarded Osama Bin Laden. It works. It's funny. Inappropriate? I dunno. I feel like I'm a pretty good judge of what crosses the line of good taste being that I am retarded. Socially perhaps, but severly retarded."

-- Bonnie McFarlane

#Jesus Quotes #Judging Quotes #Lines Quotes

“Looking at a first assembly is kind of like looking at an overgrown garden. You can't just wade in with a weed whacker; you don't yet know where the stems of the flowers are.”

Source : Interview with Michael Wohl, www.peachpit.com.
“It's hard to be a friend to someone who's depressed, but it is one of the kindest, noblest, and best things you will ever do.”
“Once you see dance as a weapon - and everyone has a different weapon - it makes dance really interesting.”
“A loving and fierce defense of economics as a science.”
“To a certain extent, this tour is a celebration of individuality and that you can invent and reinvent yourself. You should have the power to be able to do that. Sexuality is a part of that. It should release you. It doesn't have to be an issue. It shouldn't box you in.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“It's strange how knowledge changes perception.”
“The art of integrating the ego and the impulse for empathy in a dynamic call and response.”
“I'm obviously a typeomaniac, which is an incurable if not mortal disease. I can't explain it. I just love, I just like looking at type. I just get a total kick out of it: they are my friends. Other people look at bottles of wine or whatever, or, you know, girls' bottoms. I get kicks out of looking at type. It's a little worrying, I admit, but it's a very nerdish thing to do.”

Source : "Helvetica". Documentary, www.imdb.com. 2007.

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