"Know something, sugar? Stories only happen to people who can tell them."

-- Allan Gurganus

#People Quotes #Stories Quotes #Sugar Quotes

“As comedians, we have the opportunity to convey a message that will have an effect. The best can make you laugh and cry, the way musicians and actors can.”

Source : Source: www.esquire.com
“That fact that Athens could condemn its noblest citizen to death did more than make a profound impression on him. It was to shape the course of his entire philosophic endeavor.”
“When I'm at my grandparents', I know I literally have to do nothing but relax, enjoy myself, and enjoy my family members' company.”
“On that Day, we will see the true reality. On that Day, we will realize that two rak`at (units) of prayer were greater than everything in the heavens and the earth. We will realize the priceless check that was left on our doorstep every night as we slept. There will come a day when we would give up everything under the sky just to come back and pray those two rak`at.”
“To a good man nothing that happens is evil.”
“I'm a wet liberal really, and always have been. But I'm sort of an aggressive wet liberal.”

Source : "The view from Hastings". Interview with Geraldine Bedell, www.theguardian.com. October 12, 2002.
“If someone didn't believe in me that would kind of be a compliment in a way.”
“I remember riding across the Brooklyn Bridge about 12 times because they wanted me to keep up with the helicopter, and I said, "Can you have the helicopter keep up with me, my calves are burning!"”

Source : Interview with Nathan Rabin, www.avclub.com. February 22, 2011.

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