"When fighting clowns, always go for the juggler."

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Darynda Jones

#Fighting Quotes #Clown Quotes

“We become our own enemy when we are thrown out of balance by anger, hatred, grief, or any other intense emotion. We are for the time being obsessed by something alien.”
“The only constant I can find is hard work.”

Source : "Paul Dano: there's light at the end of his journeys into darkness". Interview with Hermione Hoby, www.theguardian.com. January 4, 2014.
“It is interesting that Hindus, when they speak of the creation of the universe do not call it the work of God, they call it the play of God, the Vishnu lila, lila meaning play. And they look upon the whole manifestation of all the universes as a play, as a sport, as a kind of dance â€” lila perhaps being somewhat related to our word lilt”
“Economic development is something much wider and deeper than economics, let alone econometrics. Its roots lie outside the economic sphere, in education, organisation, discipline and, beyond that, in political independence and a national consciousness of self-reliance.”
“The trouble with the artists this year is they are all obsessed with Twitter and headlines. It feels like they are all getting a bit above themselves.”

Source : "X Factor finals 2011: Simon Cowell warns judges they face axe over plummeting viewing figures". www.mirror.co.uk. October 22, 2011.
“In any field, it's a plus if you view criticism as potentially helpful advice rather than as a personal attack.”

Source : Chris Hadfield (2013). “An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth”, p.53, Pan Macmillan
“In 1968 I ran into Steve Lacy on the street in Rome. I took out my pocket tape recorder and asked him to describe in fifteen seconds the difference between composition and improvisation. He answered: "In fifteen seconds the difference between composition and improvisation is that in composition you have all the time you want to decide what to say in fifteen seconds, while in improvisation you have fifteen seconds." His answer lasted exactly fifteen seconds.”
“Oprah deserves the best. I am not the best when it comes to divorce. What do I know about divorce? Nothing at that time.”

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