"From childhood on I have had the dream of life lived as a sacrament... the dream implied taking life ritually as something holy."

-- Bernard Berenson

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“The basic function of a comic is stand-up because it's so straightforward and simple. If the audience don't laugh, you didn't do your job. I've had some audiences where I didn't care if they laughed or not because they were either too drunk or stupid.”

Source : "60 SECONDS: Marcus Brigstocke". Interview with Paul Kevan, metro.co.uk. June 27, 2007.
“Fights over ideas are the most vicious of all. If it were merely food, or water, or shelter, we would work something out. But in the realm of ideas one can become idealistic .”

Source : Kim Stanley Robinson (2009). “Galileo's Dream”, p.423, Spectra
“It's ok to FAIL it's not ok to Quit”
“Even the sadistic misogyny of Buddha and Christ was nothing but an attempt to gain the better of a vastly superior opponent.”

Source : Fumiko Enchi (2015). “Masks”, p.124, Vintage
“People aren't very good listeners, by nature ... Part of being a good communicator is recognizing and understanding that and trying to make the complex simple. I try to capture a concept, an idea or a moment in a few words. If they remember it, job done.”

Source : "Inside Tomlin's Style: Humility, Words Matter for Steelers Coach". Interview with Jarrett Bell, usatoday30.usatoday.com. January 31, 2009.
“The collaboration wish list is huge, very long. It goes from people like Elton John, for whom I have an unbelievable amount of respect, to Snoop Dogg, whom I also respect a great deal.”

Source : Source: chicago.gopride.com
“I had - I was pretty hell bent on getting into the cartoon business specifically as an artist from the get-go.”
“We tend to become like the worst in those we oppose.”

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