"And the back of his anorak was leaping up and down, and people were chucking money to him. I said 'Do you earn a living doing that?' He said 'Yes, this my livelihood.'"

-- Tommy Cooper

#People Quotes #Down And Quotes #Comedy Quotes

“Does it not stir up our hearts, to go forth and help them, does it not make us long to leave our luxury, our exceeding abundant light, and go to them that sit in darkness?”
“I didnâ€™t go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a bottle of Port would do that. If you want a religion to make you feel really comfortable, I certainly donâ€™t recommend Christianity.”
“You always think you can do better. No question about that. In a way, you want to try and do every aspect better.”
“I'll never understand the art world. But I kind of feel like there's been some art world/black metal crossovers happening for a while.”
“A lot of people don't know the culture shock of how you can be in a rich area and then be in poverty. People don't know how different it is over there.”
“I think about the personal accomplishment, but there's more of a sense of the grand achievement by all the people who could put this man on the moon.”
“I'll let the racket do the talking.”

Source : The Times (London), June 26, 1984.
“Daisy smiled and said, "Jay Berry, you won't die. You may think you will, but you won't. In a day or two, you'll be as good as new, I hope." "You're just saying that because you heard Papa say it," I said. "No, I'm not!" Daisy said. "I'm saying it because I'm a nurse, and nurses are supposed to cheer up their patients." I knew all too well that once Daisy had gotten into one of her Red Cross nursing spells, it was ridiculous to even think of trying to argue her out of it. So I just groaned, closed my eyes, and sat there while”

Source : Wilson Rawls (2010). “Summer of the Monkeys”, p.143, Yearling

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