"Long experience has taught me that in England nobody goes to the theatre unless he or she has bronchitis."

-- James Agate

#Long Quotes #Theatre Quotes #Experience Quotes

“I guess even the prettiest things eventually end up stinking. Everything does. We all will die and rot and decay and be reborn as dirt or flowers or worms, or polar bears who will drown because their ice is all melting, or presidents of war-torn countries, or whales swimming around acidifying seas. And then we will rot and decay again. And so it goes.”

Source : Jaimal Yogis (2009). “Saltwater Buddha: A Surfer's Quest to Find Zen on the Sea”, p.231, Simon and Schuster
“Well, my career choice made a difference because I never would have met my wife, Jenny. I met her through comedian Buddy Hackett. He set us up on a blind date and then we got married.”
“The frequent employment of one's will power masters all organs of movement and trains them to perform feats which otherwise would have been difficult,painful and even impossible. The man becomes independent and self-reliant; he will never be a coward,and, when real danger threatens,he is the one who is looked up to by others. The knowledge of one's strength entails a real mastery over oneself; it breeds energy and courage,helps one over the most difficult tasks of life, and procures contentment and true enjoyment of living.”
“Love alone is never a good enough reason to marry.”
“... ah, one favor: if he telephones again, tell him it's no use, that I've gone out ...”
“For me, there is a stigma attached to playing beautiful parts. They are often empty characters whom the action happens around. I'm more drawn to characters with a complex internal life, who have a burning frustration underneath that keeps them going.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Wherever there are birds, there is hope.”
“Each of the actors is quite different, but they're all living in the same world.”

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