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Quotes of Authors (Theater, Movies, TV)
"But be not afraid of
greatness: some men are born great, some achieve greatness, and
some have greatness thrust upon them."
- William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English
dramatist, in "Twelfth Night": Act II, Scene 5
Variants
"Some people are born mediocre, some people achieve mediocrity, and some people have mediocrity thrust upon them."
- Joseph Heller (1923-1999), U.S. novelist"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers."
- Daniel J. Boorstin (b. 1914), U.S. historian
"Bring a baby to any grown-up -- even the gruffest or most inhibited -- and watch what happens. Without exception, they will do something to try and make the baby laugh. Psychologists, anthropologists, and other experts have theories about why this is so. For me it's enough to believe that whenever a baby laughs, our humanity is somehow exalted."
Jack Moore, U.S. comedy writer,
Insults from William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
"[Thou art] sick in the world's regard, wretched and low, a poor unminded outlaw sneaking home."
"Henry IV, part I"
"[Thou] leathern-jerkin, crystal-button, knot-pated, agatering, puke-stocking, caddis-garter,
smooth-tongue, Spanish pouch!"
"Henry IV, part I"
"[Thy] kiss is comfortless as frozen water to a starved snake."
"Troilus and Cressida"
"Thou art unfit for any place but hell."
"Richard III"
"You must not suppose, because I am a man of letters, that I have never tried to earn an honest living."
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish playwright, critic
"The worst-tempered people I've ever met were people who knew they were wrong."
Wilson Mizner, American playwright (1876-1933).
"Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you."
Oscar Wilde
"There is no sincerer love than the love of food."
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish playwright, critic
"God has given you one face, and you make yourself another."
William Shakespeare
"It is not real work unless you would rather be doing something else."
J. M. Barrie (1860-1937), British playwright, author of "Peter Pan"
"All cruel people describe themselves as paragons of frankness."
Tennessee Williams
"A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education."
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish playwright, critic
"People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them"
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish playwright, critic
"To win without risk is to triumph without glory."
Pierre Corneille French playwright
"There are people who say I have never really done anything wrong in my life; of course, they only say it behind my back."
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
"It is not real work unless you would rather be doing something else."
J. M. Barrie (1860-1937), British playwright, author of "Peter Pan"
"Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months."
Oscar Wilde
The secret of being miserable is to have the leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not. The cure is occupation.
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish playwright, critic
"Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war..."
Aristophanes, Greek dramatist
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. -
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish playwright, critic"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go."
Oscar Wilde
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