"Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well."

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Source : Josh Billings (1972). “Uncle Sam's Uncle Josh: Or, Josh Billings on Practically Everything, Distilled from Josh's Rum and Tansy New England Wit by Donald Day”

Josh Billings

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“'Sparkle' fell into my lap. I had heard a little bit about it, that it was being redone in early 2011. I was just kind of like, 'Oh, that would be really cool,' and not really thinking too much about it, and then it came through my agency. I read it, I fell in love with the script and I went in to audition.”
“Hawai'i has often been called a melting pot, but I think of it more as a 'mixed plate'---a scoop of rice with gravy, a scoop of macaroni salad, a piece of mahi-mahi, and a side of kimchi. Many different tastes share the plate, but none of them lose their individual flavor, and together they make up a uniquely 'local' cuisine. This is also, I believe, what America is at its best---a whole greater than the sum of it's parts.”

Source : Alan Brennert (2009). “Honolulu”, p.430, Macmillan
“Sometimes you're blessed with teams that are incredibly talented, but there's chaos. But sometimes you're blessed, as I have been this year, to have kids who think the same way you do.”
“If I deny myself something, I just get resentful, so what's the point?”
“Years ago, in order to stay sane, I had to really make an effort not to think about how people view us. There's just so much noise, positive and negative, and not much good comes out of thinking about it.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“Talent is like electricity. We don't understand electricity. We use it.”
“I'm really not that funny in real life. But I am the best audience one could find. I love to laugh.”

Source : "Comedian Carol Burnett dishes". Interview with Kate Fillion, www.macleans.ca. May 11, 2010.
“Never underestimate the power of being popular in pop culture. You have to be able to do something. You can have a good seat at the restaurant, but you still have to pay for the meal. Fame is important, but to be rich is more important.”

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