"The idea of surprise is part of what makes something funny, or what gets a reaction. At least when I'm an audience member, after you hear a joke so many times it's not as funny because it loses its surprise or its twist. So I think funny has to do with surprise."

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Source : Interview with Sheila Heti, believermag.com. March 1, 2010.

Charlyne Yi

#Thinking Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Twists Quotes

“Everyone falls down. Getting back up is how you learn how to walk.”
“I won't wait until the end of my term to say I made mistakes at the beginning. That's too late. I will try to adopt the proper behaviour, if the French give me the chance, right from the start.”
“If you had the mental energy in the tank, you could create in an instant.”

Source : Wayne Thomas Batson (2014). “Search for the Shadow Key”, p.102, Thomas Nelson Inc
“Real estate sales was perfect training for the experience to go into public life because you learn to accept rejection, learn to meet new people, learn to work with people and find common ground. That's the way you sell houses... that's also the way you win over constituency.”
“On tour things go wrong all the time, I mean that's live music, that's what it's all about. I think one of the things I'm learning is that when stuff goes wrong, really brilliant musicians have the ability to turn this into something interesting and unique. I think good people in any sphere of anything know how to deal with problems, how to take it in your stride. We are learning this by touring, by being put in these positions when we need to focus and deal with it.”

Source : Source: www.clashmusic.com
“I guess writing is a kind of therapy in the sense that there are things you need to say and you say them, and better out than in.”
“The harder you look, the harder you look.”
“I can reach the mass audience if I come from different perspectives on every song.”

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