"I'm really more prolific than most stand-ups. My act changes. I do fold in new experiences, new observations, whatever you want to call it."

-- Paula Poundstone

#Want Quotes #Observation Quotes

“An alternate explanation is not a refutation.”
“A picture might be worth a thousand words but a good sentence is worth a thousand windows”
“It is impossible for a Die, with such determin'd force and direction, not to fall on such determin'd side, only I don't know the force and direction which makes it fall on such determin'd side, and therefore I call it Chance, which is nothing but the want of art.... .”

Source : "The Miscellaneous Works of the Late Dr. Arbuthnot".
“We are never allowed to forget that some books are badly written; we should remember that sometimes they're badly read, too.”
“The miracle of Grenada is how quickly the Cuban workers beat their plowshares into Soviet AK-47s.”
“It's harder to build than destroy. To build is to engage and change. In jazz, we call progressing harmonies changes. Changes are like obstacles on a speed course. They demand your attention and require you to be present. They are coming...they are here..... and then they are gone. It's how life comes. Each moment is a procession from the future into the past and the sweet spot is always the present. Live in that sweet spot. Be present.”
“I now proceed to demonstrate that the Mexicans are wholly incapable of self-government, and that our liberties, our fortunes and our lives are insecure so long as we are connected with them.”
“The narrative constructs the identity of the character, what can be called his or her narrative identity, in constructing that of the story told. It is the identity of the story that makes the identity of the character.”

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