"This is the Great Theatre of Life. Admission is free, but the taxation is mortal. You come when you can, and leave when you must. The show is continuous. Goodnight."

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Source : Robertson Davies (1996). “The Cunning Man”, Penguin Group USA

Robertson Davies

#Theatre Quotes #Taxation Quotes #Admission Quotes

“Our livelihood is intimately tied to the food we eat, water we drink and places where we recreate. That's why we have to promote responsibility and conservation when it comes to our natural resources.”

Source : "Celebrating Earth Day" by Mark Udall, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 22, 2012.
“We are well aware from which countries and through which countries the terrorists are receiving support. In the immediate future I shall be calling upon the leaders of these states to put a stop to this kind of activity.”
“It is because of its emptiness that the cup is useful.”
“Just when I think I hate fashion, I hate clothes, I'm seized by this crazy thing that I have to do. I have this little studio now where I just draw. I can be in the room for three days and not even look up”
“How many women do we know who were continually kissed by Clark Gable, William Powell, Cary Grant, Spencer Tracy and Fredric March? Only one: Myrna Loy.”
“It is almost impossible to grow a company of any size and worth unless you expand beyond yourself”
“Now that Hillary [Clinton] has won Pennsylvania, it will take a village to help Obama escape from the suffocating embrace of his rival. Certainly Howard Dean will be of no use steering her to the exit. It's like Micronesia telling Russia to denuke.”
“For many years my acting came from a place of surmounting some enormous obstacle, confronting some stern and faceless judge who would condemn me to a pit of hell if I didn't achieve the "zone," if even for a moment. Not a particularly happy place to work from.”

Source : Alan Arkin (2011). “An Improvised Life: A Memoir”, p.51, Da Capo Press

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