"If you work at comedy too laboriously, you can kill what's funny in the joke."

-- Richard Russo

#Comedy Quotes #Jokes Quotes

“Oh, I was completely hooked on movies and plays and theater from the time I was a day old - I was very, very early on in love with movies and I loved plays.”

Source : Interview with Ken P., www.ign.com. March 3, 2003.
“As we expand our knowledge of good books, we shrink the circle of men whose company we appreciate.”
“I saw Len Hutton in his prime, Another time, another time.”
“Even the best planning is not so omniscient as to get it right the first time.”

Source : "The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering". Book by Fred Brooks, 1975.
“Fear has made them sloppy. The world teeters at a precipe. All scared to take a step in case they put a foot into empty air. The instinct of self-preservation. It can destroy a man's efficiency.”
“Maybe you are searching among the branches, for what only appears in the roots.”
“It's cool to go to a place that has posters up and it's one night only. It feels more special.”
“With a defeat, when you lose, you get up, you make it better, you try again. That's what I do in life, when I get down, when I get sick, I don't want to just stop. I keep going and I try to do more. Everyone always says never give up but you really have to take that to heart and really do never definitely give up. Keep trying.”

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