"They say that Nero started the fire himself because he needed a suitable backdrop for his concert."

-- Victor Borge

#Music Quotes #Fire Quotes #Nero Quotes

“Mix salt and sand, and it shall puzzle the wisest of men, with his mere natural appliances, to separate all the grains of sand from all the grains of salt; but a shower of rain will effect the same object in ten minutes.”
“I learned that life, it's beautiful to be alive. I saw a lot of people dead there. When I got out of there, I was happy I was out, happy I was alive.”
“I learned a long time ago from David Mamet to wipe your feet at the door, get it out on stage and then go about your life.”
“True worth is as inevitably discovered by the facial expression, as its opposite is sure to be clearly represented there. The human face is nature's tablet, the truth is certainly written thereon.”
“I believe Western culture -- rule of law, universal suffrage, etc. -- is preferable to Arab culture: that's why there are millions of Muslims in Scandinavia, and four Scandinavians in Syria. Follow the traffic. I support immigration, but with assimilation.”
“Sudden money is going from zero to two hundred dollars a week. The rest doesn't count.”
“We're living in a world where everything moves very quickly. We've become a very visual society, so I think it's a very natural thing that people are captivated with the illustrations in a story.”
“A theatre receives recognition through its initiative, which is indispensable for first-rate performances.”

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