"I write plays not to make money, but to stop myself from going mad. Because it's my way of making the world rational to me."

-- Edward Bond

#Writing Quotes #Play Quotes #Mad Quotes

“In the scheme of our national government, the presidency is preeminently the people's office.”
“I put myself in a position of authority where if I get judged, I get scrutinized. So if I get caught slipping, than I have to reap the repercussions of it. That is the game Iâ€™m in and people will judge you, you just have to get over it.”
“I cry very easily. It can be a movie, a phone conversation, a sunset - tears are words waiting to be written.”
“Some days I'm very lazy, and some days I'm more inspired. I've got things I've had since I was fifteen-I don't throw anything away. I prefer to give it to a friend so I can wear it again...The way I dress doesn't necessarily have to do with fashion, or what is current, or what is in right now, it's more about rediscovering things.”
“Fine!" muttered Mogget. "Wet, cold, and full of holes. Another fun day on the river.”
“I told them I was but a man, and they must not expect me to be perfect; if they expected perfection from me, I should expect it from them; but if they would bear with my infirmities and the infirmities of the brethren, I would likewise bear with their infirmities.”
“Religious representations are collective representations which express collective realities.”
“Even for charity I always give priority to education because I always teach young people - knowledge is your real companion, your life long companion, not fortune. Fortune can disappear.”

Source : "Hong Kong Business Tycoon Stanley Ho TalkAsia Interview Transcript". Interview With Lorraine Hahn, www.cnn.com. October 2, 2004.

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