"For me, comedy is a day-to-day report on the human condition. It's what's happening right now. I get maybe 20 minutes of my act straight from the newspaper."

-- Elayne Boosler

#Comedy Quotes #Newspapers Quotes #Minutes Quotes

“Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.”
“The only problem with seeing people you know is that they know you.”

Source : Brent Runyon (2005). “The Burn Journals”, p.265, Vintage
“You never truly need what you want. That is the main and thoroughgoing key to serenity.”
“I am a lover of the cause of Christ and of virtue, chastity, and an upright, steady course of conduct and a holy walk. I despise a hypocrite or a covenant breaker. I judge them not; God shall judge them according to their works. I am a lover even of mine enemies, for an enemy seeketh to destroy openly. I can pray for those who despitefully use and persecute me, but for all I cannot hope.”
“If you go to the line knowing you have given it absolutely 100% in every training session you have done, you know that there's nothing else you could have done and that helps you to deal with the pressure.”

Source : Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“It's populated by people who, by and large, have terrific communication skills. Every day is an extraordinary day. For me, it was just a great area for storytelling.”
“I changed my name when I was about twelve because I didn't like being called Sue or Susie. I felt I needed a longer name because I was so tall. So what happened? Now everyone calls me Sig or Siggy.”

Source : Esquire, January 2010.
“As a society we should be encouraging people out of the debt-culture mindset, not promoting it.”

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