"As comedy presents the vital rhythm of self-preservation, tragedy exhibits that of self-consummation."

-- Susanne Katherina Langer

#Tragedy Quotes #Comedy Quotes #Rhythm Quotes

“I barely have time for my own children. To adopt more children and not have time for them, that would be poor parenting on my part.”
“Everybody calls me fat all the time, so I can't wait to have a reason, instead of everybody just being a jerk! I've never been Gisele BÃ¼ndchen, so ain't nobody expectin' that! I like to set a [low] standard so people don't expect a lot.”

Source : "Kelly Clarkson's Best Christmas Ever: Marriage, Baby, and a New Holiday Album!". Interview with Shawna Malcom, parade.com. Novemebr 21, 2013.
“I'm coming little animal!.”
“Terrorism and trade policy are clearly topics where Trump expresses the fears and concerns of many American people. There is a widespread feeling in this country that the government has been too willing to go into trade deals that sent American jobs to Mexico or to China. The affected communities feel left behind. It is one of the reasons for Trump's rise.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“I had my trousers on at all times.”

Source : Toronto Trek, July 12, 2003.
“I think I was very lucky to have grown up with an artist's studio in the house. It was a kind of life that was possible. Yeah, it made it kind of harder because the standards were higher, but there was no pressure.”

Source : "Artists in Their Studios: Caio Fonseca". Interview with Michael Hainey, www.gq.com. May 2, 2012.
“The student of history knows no more refreshing recreation than that of nailing liars, like vermin, to the wall.”

Source : Frederick Rolfe (1931). “A History of the Borgias”
“Our national flower is the concrete cloverleaf.”

Source : Quote Magazine 8 Oct. 1961

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