"To have a reputation for being noble, she thought, is more confining than to be known as a wit. On the rare days when a comedian has no jokes, people pardon the lapse. There is no forgiving a saint's occasional day of sin."

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Source : Libbie Block (1957). “The hills of Beverly”

Libbie Block

#People Quotes #Perfection Quotes #Comedian Quotes

“You know, sometimes guys work with other guys because they're buddies off the track, not necessarily because they're buddies on the track. Sometimes you've got that going against you or for you.”
“What could the Lord Jesus Christ have done for you more than he has? Then do not abuse his mercy, but let your time be spent in thinking and talking of the love of Jesus, who was incarnate for us, who was born of a woman, and made under the law, to redeem us from the wrath to come.”
“Perspective is the most important thing to have in life.”
“When values are deeply embedded within an organization, they seldom change.”
“I've learned to dance with a hand in my pants.”
“She had a fierce pleasure in the idea of telling Margaret unwelcome truths, in the shape of performance of duty.”
“All the design companies together make 10% of what Ikea makes.”

Source : ""All the design companies together make 10% of what Ikea makes," says Vitra's Rolf Fehlbaum". Interview with Marcus Fairs, www.dezeen.com. Nay 22, 2014.
“If Lehman Brothers had been a bit more Lehman Sisters ... we would not have had the degree of tragedy that we had as a result of what happened.”

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