Fred Allen Quotes
We are living in the machine age. For the first time in history the comedian has been compelled to supply himself with jokes and comedy material to compete with the machine. Whether he knows it or not, the comedian is on a treadmill to oblivion.
Fred Allen
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The first job I ever had was at a pool-liner-manufacturing plant. Minimum wage was $4.25, and that's what I was making. It was this huge, hot, un-air-conditioned factory staffed with all women and me. This is in Georgia, during the summertime, so it was pretty ridiculous.
Jack McBrayer
Let us remember we are all part of one American family. We are united in common values, and that includes belief in equality under the law, basic respect for public order, and the right of peaceful protest.
Barack Obama
I went to bed last night dreaming of tuna melts. I love food.
Sam Smith
To gastroenterologists, the concept of a germ causing ulcers was like saying that the Earth is flat.
Barry Marshall
Cultures and races are mixing in a very organic way in the world, and that should be reflected in film and television.
Mahershala Ali
I believe that stories find writers, writers don't find stories. With the 'Pendragon' series, I actually had multiple story ideas and decided that instead of writing them individually, I would create a character whose journey would thread them all together.
D. J. MacHale
If a film is a huge hit, you do think properly before choosing your next projects.
Yami Gautam
I might go on discussing this subject at great length, but after all is said, done, and written, my own book of experiences will best show what these obstacles are, and how I managed to overcome them to some extent.
Major Taylor
I eat a lot of chocolate.
Manolo Blahnik
'EIla Enchanted' began in a marvelous writing course at New York City's The New School.
Gail Carson Levine
I really am an open book. I don't keep anything in at all, which is good and bad.
Kaley Cuoco
Growing up in Kentucky, I used to hang out with four running buddies as a kid - 6, 10, and 11 years old. Two of them would later come out, and so 50 percent of my friends as a kid were gay.
Hal Sparks
Pop songs are not as graceful as they used to be. Performers today haven't gone through the regimen of learning how to write. And of course, everyone wants to own copyrights.
Hal David
How is it even sustainable in 21st-century America that women earn, on average, 77 cents for every dollar earned by men?
Naomi Wolf
Accuracy to a newspaper is what virtue is to a lady; but a newspaper can always print a retraction.
Adlai E. Stevenson
It takes just as little time to see the positive side of life as it does the negative side.
Jimmy Buffett
For the anarch, things are not so simple, especially when he has a background in history. If he remains free of being ruled, whether by sovereigns or by society, this does not mean that he refuses to serve in any way. In general, he serves no worse than anyone else, and sometimes even better, if he likes the game. He only holds back from the pledge, the sacrifice, the ultimate devotion. These are issues of metaphysical integrity....
Ernst Junger
We are living in the machine age. For the first time in history the comedian has been compelled to supply himself with jokes and comedy material to compete with the machine. Whether he knows it or not, the comedian is on a treadmill to oblivion.
Fred Allen
