"...there is little that comes so close to death as fulfilled love."

-- Ivan KlÃma

#Littles Quotes #Close To Death Quotes #Fulfilled Quotes

“Even when I was in the orphanage, when I was roaming the street trying to find enough to eat, even then I thought of myself as the greatest actor in the world. I had to feel the exuberance that comes from utter confidence in yourself. Without it, you go down to defeat.”
“Some people can't learn to play the guitar by reading a book. You have to actually try to manage a bit and you won't do well at first.”
“I always had a larger view. I'm interested in real life - my family, my friends. I have tried never to define myself by my success, whatever that is. My happiness is way beyond roles and awards.”
“A lot of things I don't do well; I don't do warm and fuzzy well.”
“I donâ€™t want to be seen smiling, having fun, or eating.”
“And then as I got older, see, I think a lot of times with comics, your life kind of permeates your act. Whatever is happening in your life is what's going on on stage. So if you're angry in your life, then that's going to be on stage. If you're looking for the guy that's just going to make you laugh for an hour and forget about, that's me.”

Source : "The Joy Behar Show", www.cnn.com. October 17, 2011.
“A nation of intellectuals, a nation of thugs/Jesus is hate, a nation of Satan is love!”
“Time and distance have a way of playing tricks with your best intentions.”

Source : Anthony Kiedis, Larry Sloman (2004). “Scar Tissue”, p.188, Hachette UK

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