"When I was growing up in comedy, there were maybe 10 comics in the whole country. Everyone had a day job. You worked free for years in little clubs, then you got your big break and became a star."

-- Elayne Boosler

#Country Quotes #Jobs Quotes #Stars Quotes

“Don't date a woman with satin sheets on her bed (she didn't put them there just for you).”
“GM is a highly collaborative organization; we rely on a whole tier of suppliers for everything that we do.”
“Ten builders rear an arch, each in turn lifting it higher; but it is the tenth man, who drops in the keystone, who hears our huzzas.”

Source : George Iles (1918). “Canadian Stories”
“In a way, as much as we love to be a big, loud rock band, the acoustic album was a lot easier to make than the rock records. I think because it was brand new territory for the band.”
“Then I heard this genius teacher Stella Adler - I recommend you read anything you might find about her and if you have anyone interested in theatre, you get them one of her books.”
“Welcome every morning with a smile. Look on the new day as another special gift from your Creator, another golden opportunity to complete what you were unable to finish yesterday. Be a self-starter. Let your first hour set the theme of success and positive action that is certain to echo through your entire day. Today will never happen again. Don't waste it with a false start or no start at all. You were not born to fail.”
“If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.”
“Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them.”

Source : Charles Simic (1985). “The Uncertain Certainty: Interviews, Essays, and Notes on Poetry”

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