Every sect is a moral check on its neighbour. Competition is as wholesome in religion as in commerce. Walter Savage Landor Read Quote
In ’82 and ’83, that was the rise of the VCR. Every Friday, my brother and I would go to Crazy Eddie’s – which was a video store in Manhattan – and rent five horror movies. And that’s basically what we did, basically, for three years. Becoming social misfits. Colson Whitehead Read Quote
I began to get calls from constituents, ‘Do you think you can ever get on transportation?’ So when there was a vacancy created, I worked very hard to get there. Chuck Fleischmann Read Quote
Scotland is a much lighter and more fun place than I thought it was. I was miserable when I was there. But it wasn’t Scotland’s fault. It was my circumstances. I was – I hate to say the word humbled – but that’s what it felt like. I was wrong about this place. This is a great place full of very fun people. Craig Ferguson Read Quote
I like being boring to a certain extent. I don’t have to be flashy. I get to put all of that into a show, and when it’s over, I don’t have to be that. Stephen Colbert Read Quote
When we went to America, Robin Williams came to the gig, and Mike Myers had lunch with us and wanted to write a film for us. We’re idiots – we turned it down. I think we were just sick of each other at that point. When you get famous, it takes some time to realise it isn’t going to be good. Noel Fielding Read Quote
Play Trivial Pursuit with me, and you’ll be astonished. I can remember every outfit I wore to every party going back to 1983. James St. James Read Quote
Be generous with your time and money – it has an amazingly fast payback. Be in the moment with everyone you love – and this frequently means tuning out work completely. And drive slow in parking lots. Scott Weiss Read Quote