I certainly tried to talk about less complex things, but I’ve had to accept that it’s just not what I do. That isn’t to say that my shows are depressing – they aren’t. At least, I hope they aren’t! The problem I have with stories about happy things is that they don’t require any skill from a comic – they just repeat the details verbatim. Jon Richardson Read Quote
My own inclination is to skew towards humor. They say that some people view life as a comedy, others as a tragedy. Me? Comedy all the way. Lauren Willig Read Quote
To correct a natural indifference I was placed half-way between misery and the sun. Misery kept me from believing that all was well under the sun, and the sun taught me that history wasn’t everything. Albert Camus Read Quote
America is made of different races and different religions, but we’re all co-travelers on the spaceship Earth and must respect and help each other along the way. Stan Lee Read Quote
When I wrote The Virgin Suicides, I gave myself very strict rules about the narrative voice: the boys would only be able to report what they had seen or found or what had been told to them. Jeffrey Eugenides Read Quote
It’s unfortunate when kids get hurt, but I wish parents would monitor what their kids are doing and watching. It’s common sense, really. Johnny Knoxville Read Quote
All the charges you enumerate have been made with one purpose in mind-to place our office on the defensive and make us waste valuable time answering allegations that have no basis in fact. Jim Garrison Read Quote
I’m making better than two million a year, but it’s hard work. The luxuries and pleasures I enjoy in my spare time keep me in condition to do that work. Carnegie and Frick have more money than I have, but I’m getting more value for my dollars than they are. Charles M. Schwab Read Quote
