"Mary Martin was Broadway's biggest closet king. Everyone thought Ethel (Merman) was butch and maybe a lesbian, but she wasn't. And everyone thought that lovely little Mary was Miss Femme, and she was -- except next to her gay husband. In other words, don't judge a star by her cover."

-- Bob Fosse

#Kings Quotes #Stars Quotes #Husband Quotes

“You won't walk into a store and steal food. But people think it's ok to steal music.”
“Nothing can substitute for just plain hard work”
“Loving your homeland is just as natural as loving your father or mother - after all, your country nourishes you, protects you, and in many ways makes you who you are. Just as it's a virtue to honor your parents, it's a good and admirable thing to honor the land you call home.”

Source : William J. Bennett, John T.E. Cribb (2013). “The American Patriot's Almanac: Daily Readings on America”, p.14, Thomas Nelson
“The way to a man's heart is through his stomach...just make sure you thrust upward through his ribcage.”
“I have spent time discussing the American political system and current events in Taiwan with the junior diplomats, and they have repeatedly expressed their country's desire to avoid confrontation with China.”
“I don't quite comprehend why you'd force someone to bow when the purpose of the gesture is to display allegiance and respect.”
“It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know. We all know people who are so much afraid of pain that they shut themselves up like clams in a shell and, giving out nothing, receive nothing and therefore shrink until life is a mere living death.”
“What's the point of washing off your ball when teeing off on a water hole?”

Source : Bruce Lansky (2011). “Golf, It's Just a Game: The Best Quotes & Cartoons About Golf”, p.64, Simon and Schuster

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