James Wolcott Quotes
In the voyeurism of Reality TV, the viewer's passivity is kept intact, pampered and massaged and force-fed Chicken McNuggets of carefully edited snippets that permit him or her to sit in easy judgment and feel superior at watching familiar strangers make fools of themselves. Reality TV looks in only one direction: down.
James Wolcott
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There is no must in art because art is free.
Wassily Kandinsky
When the depths are upheld by the Holy Spirit, then the reaction is Christian.
E. Stanley Jones
Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors should be harmonious.
Gail Simmons
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
Lao Tzu
Communism, like any other revealed religion, is largely made up of prophecies.
H. L. Mencken
If I was to go to sleep before midnight, I would feel weird about myself, like I wasted a day. My most productive hours are between midnight and five.
J. Cole
I knew I was going to go into the field and make fun of people to their faces. I knew what I was getting into.
John Oliver
To meditate an injury is to commit one.
Seneca the Younger
I struck upon this kind of crazy idea that I was going to go to New York and stop 10,000 people on the streets and take their portrait and create kind of a photographic census of the city.
Brandon Stanton
Bullying happens at all ages and levels. Ralph Macchio Bullying Happens Levels Ages I wasn't the guy running out to the Viper Room or comedy clubs until three in the morning. I was the guy running back to watch the Mets win the World Series in 1986. Ralph Macchio Morning World Win Comedy I still feel that the original 'Karate Kid' is the great piece of work that has stood the test of time. It's a bit of soulful magic. Ralph Macchio Work Time Feel Great To me, in life, if you have a sense of humor about it, that's how you deal with anything. Ralph Macchio Life Me You Humor What's most exciting about the 'Cobra Kai' series is that it pays homage to the legacy; it has the nostalgia sprinkled throughout, the callbacks to all the stuff the fans would want to see. It has a completely fresh, relevant angle into the next generation.
Ralph Macchio
There's a built-up tension in religion, and if you can release it, you'll get a huge and satisfying laugh.
George Meyer
In the voyeurism of Reality TV, the viewer's passivity is kept intact, pampered and massaged and force-fed Chicken McNuggets of carefully edited snippets that permit him or her to sit in easy judgment and feel superior at watching familiar strangers make fools of themselves. Reality TV looks in only one direction: down.
James Wolcott