P. G. Wodehouse Quotes
‘Alf Todd,’ said Ukridge, soaring to an impressive burst of imagery, ‘has about as much chance as a one-armed blind man in a dark room trying to shove a pound of melted butter into a wild-cat’s ear with a red-hot needle.’
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I think comedy has evolved like every art form, and people probably do less standing around and telling jokes, and more things that have to do with reality.
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A thousand years will pass and the guilt of Germany will not be erased.
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Ah, sweet Content, where doth thine harbour hold.
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I don't really love to perform in music. Some people like it more, but it's not my thing so much, but just the writing, when you get the lyric, and the lyric just goes just the right way, or you find the right bridge that takes you to the solo, and those moments are tremendous, and it's difficult to portray.
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I always wanted to do things on my own terms, and unfortunately in this industry, that's not something that is easily given. You're at the mercy of other people, but then you still have that drive to continue on. That's an equation for a lot of heartbreak.
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Certainly, I devote my energy to both telling my personal life story and seeking self- obliteration. However, I will not destroy myself through art.
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Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.
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What I loathe is the multi-national conglomerates who must take responsibility for the degradation and pollution of so much of our landscape with their factory farming and greed.
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When Philip Glass asked me if I would be interested in doing a new recording of Jesus' Blood he assumed that I would do something similar to the first version and wanted to know what other pieces would be on the same CD.
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You know, the Brits had a way of - running an empire. And I don't think America is comfortable with an empire.
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I have always battled injustice. As a child, I used to fight on the side of my friends when boys terrorized them.
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I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause.
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The devil made me do it.
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I would very much like to become a best-selling author.
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The problem is not simply that the Singularity represents the passing of humankind from center stage, but that it contradicts our most deeply held notions of being.
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We all understand it's a privilege just to be playing in this league.
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I knew Hunter Thompson since the '70s, and I loved him, but he would wear me out as I got older.
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I have to say that getting to tackle Maria in 'The Sound of Music' at Carnegie Hall was surreal. When I heard my voice, it was all I could do to keep myself from doing a British accent and sound like Julie Andrews!
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His great holy books, which he does not know. They are so holy that he does not dare to open them.
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I only live in the world of animal protection. I speak only of that. I think only of that. I am obsessed.
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I am slightly fascinated by the question of whether humanity is capable of change. I may have come to the conclusion that we're not, but we keep trying.
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Japanese people cut their energy use by 25 percent immediately after Fukushima. They showed there was huge opportunity there. And instead, the government simply wants to get those plants up and running again.
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I'm just a slow writer. I'm picky and careful and fastidious.
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‘Alf Todd,’ said Ukridge, soaring to an impressive burst of imagery, ‘has about as much chance as a one-armed blind man in a dark room trying to shove a pound of melted butter into a wild-cat’s ear with a red-hot needle.’
