Stephen Leacock (Stephen P. H. Butler Leacock) Quotes
What we call creative work, ought not to be called work at all, because it isn't. I imagine that Thomas Edison never did a day's work in his last fifty years.
Quotes to Explore
-
When I was a kid, all I ever wanted was to be famous.
-
I liberate minds with my music. That's more important than liberating a few people from apartheid or whatever.
-
A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up.
-
There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere.
-
I did Our Daily Bread for King and that made me popular in the Soviet Union; King was amused by that.
-
When people go through something rough in life, they say, 'I'm taking it one day at a time.' Yes, so is everybody. Because that's how time works.
-
The lack of a consistent policy from major economies is the main source of volatility.
-
There's a hardening of the culture. Reality TV has lowered the standards of entertainment. You're left wondering about the legitimacy of relationships. It's probably harder to entertain the same people with a more classic form of writing, and romantic comedies are a classic genre.
-
I don't believe we have defined health care reform very well in this country.
-
There is nothing like singing a song that 20,000 people know and are singing back to you.
-
The one thing I am now sure of is that if there is such a thing as destiny, it is a result of our passion, be that for money, power, or love. Passion, for better or worse.
-
No one should ever be forced to choose between food and education, or medicine and shelter when they don't have the resources. It's very unfair.
-
I don't talk about political matters. That's not my department.
-
I think the sensitivity that you need to create certain things sometimes would spill over into things that shouldn't have bothered me.
-
Al Gore seems to have found a great political ploy: Picking up whatever issue he is most vulnerable on and championing the cause. Perhaps he will start to champion perjury statutes and obstruction of justice.
-
Even if I had nothing to do with the Canada Council, I'd be praying for it.
-
My mom was dying for me to write a book, she was my biggest advocate.
-
Forever, it was just soccer - passion, life, love. Then I got married, and I had to transfer some of my energy. I want to be my best for my country, but I also made a really big promise and choice to be the best in my marriage. That has not always been the easiest thing to manage.
-
I've never hidden my sexuality from anyone - my whole life, in fact - and I've been waiting for someone to ask about it in an interview, 'cause it's not something you just blurt out.
-
As so many writers know, the experience of creating an imaginary world is closer to dreaming than it is to normal, grit-your-teeth work. It's preconscious rather than conscious. Ideas fall into your head, and the book writes you, rather than the other way around.
-
I tend to work quite a lot during the weekends. My weekend can often be about two hours on Sunday.
-
We have to be aware of our fragilities as human beings - when we see cruelty, to understand that in certain conditions, we could be cruel, too.
-
What we call creative work, ought not to be called work at all, because it isn't. I imagine that Thomas Edison never did a day's work in his last fifty years.
