"Americans think the only funny Brits are John Cleese, Benny Hill and whoever makes our toothpaste. They're not laughing with us, they are laughing at us."

-- A. A. Gill

#Thinking Quotes #Laughing Quotes #Television Quotes

“Hippies believe the world could be a better place. Beatniks believe things arenâ€™t going to get better and say the hell with it, stay stoned and have a good time.”
“[T]here's a good reason to stay pessimistic about deficits as far as the eye can see. It's called the 'news' media. Legislators who want to get re-elected will clearly want to avoid any spending decision that will create bad national publicity, and our news media, the manufacturers of bad national publicity, will send crying victims down the assembly line at the slightest thought of a social spending cut or freeze. Exhibit A is Sen. Jim Bunning.”
“It's such a nice change to get to play a wretched, shallow, mergers-and-acquisitions woman. My true colors come out.”
“Wet sneakers and muddy clothes are prerequisites for understanding the water cycle.”
“Long pains, with use of bearing, are half eased.”
“Pity, unlike hate, can be boxed and put away.”

Source : Jessie Burton (2014). “The Miniaturist”, p.8, Pan Macmillan
“In the end, the difference between a published writer and an unpublished one comes down to one thing: The unpublished writer gave up, and the published writer didn't.”

Source : Judy Delton (1985). “The 29 most common writing mistakes and how to avoid them”, Betterway Books
“America is the greatest of opportunities and the worst of influences.”

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