"There is a lot of catarsis that passes itself off as art or comedy and I'm kind of critical of that. I think that just because you bare your soul or underwear or private moments it doesn't , or necessarily make for entertainment, or good writing, or funny writing."

-- Mindy Kaling

#Art Quotes #Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“I came into the Republican party in 1980, when I was a college student at Georgetown.”

Source : "A Nobel Prize Winner on Why We Need Foundational Research". Interview with Lisa Rosenbaum, www.newyorker.com. October 10, 2013.
“I was like, 'Whoa, I'm auditioning for 'Hunger Games?'' That's like my dream come true. That's like a Trekkie auditioning for 'Star Trek.”
“My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more.”

Source : Charles Lamb, Thomas Noon Talfourd (1838). “The letters of Charles Lamb, with a sketch of his life. The poetical works”, p.89
“Any suggestion that Mexicans are fundamentally different from Americans should be taken as racist on its face; America, after all, is a pluralistic society, and Mexico is hardly the alien civilization that some (really, just Samuel Huntington) would suggest.”
“Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves. [Fr., Lynx envers nos pareils, et taupes envers nous.]”
“I think they say that when you're breast feeding, you know, your weight kind of slims down. It's a little easier. It's like a workout within itself. It's very tiring actually and you find yourself snacking more often.”
“I like Yorkshire terriers. They're good to wash your car with. They fit right in the bucket.”
“An athlete must have ability to reach the top, but many who have ability and who do not live clean lives never have and never will be champions for obvious reasons.”

Source : Major Taylor (1928). “The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World: The Story of a Colored Boy's Indomitable Courage and Success Against Great Odds; an Autobiography”

You may also like:

Amy Poehler
Actress
Angela Kinsey
Actress
B. J. Novak
Actor
Chris Messina
Actor
Ellie Kemper
Actress
Ike Barinholtz
Actor
Jenna Fischer
Actress
Phyllis Smith
Actress
Rainn Wilson
Actor