"Ponder, your comedies are woeful chaff: Write tragedies, when you would make us laugh."

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Horace Walpole

#Writing Quotes #Laughing Quotes #Tragedy Quotes

“The company of certain people may excite our generosity and sensitivity, while that of others awakens our competitiveness and envy.”
“You may be pretty or plain, heavy or thin, gay or straight, poor or rich. But remember this: In an election, every voice is equally powerful -- don't underestimate your vote. Voting is the great equalizer.”
“I think both nature and grace live within everyone, and I always strive to be in a world of grace and compassion.”
“I hate cellphones. They are not for good, they're for evil. They're for gossip.”
“I am absolutely opposed to political correctness. You cannot confront hate speech until you've experienced it. You need to hear every side of the issue instead of just one.”
“The real enemy is the man who tries to mold the human spirit so that it will not dare to spread its wings.”
“I was very disenchanted in the industry for a long time before I met GaGa. Everyone wanted a 'Single Ladies' for their artist, or a Puffy move.”

Source : "Laurieann Gibson: ‘Backup dancer’ isn’t even in my vocabulary". Interview with Jarett Wieselman, pagesix.com. May 27, 2011.
“People feel that in too many ways the EU is something that is done to them, not something over which they have a say.”

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