Famous Quotes & Sayings

Andrew Solomon

I love to communicate, and I love music. That's why I always thought not being able to hear would be a tragedy.

David Platt

God uses sorrowful tragedy to set the stage for surprising triumph-whether in this life or the life to come.

J. K. Rowling

I'm not a billionaire, what a tragedy.

Nathan Fillion

There's comedy even in tragedy. There's comedy in life. And in 'Castle', we go for that comedy.

Julian Barnes

Does history repeat itself, the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce? No, that's too grand, too considered a process. History just burps, and we taste again that raw-onion sandwich it swallowed centuries ago.

Patrick Rothfuss

It’s not over if you’re still here,” Chronicler said. “It’s not a tragedy if you’re still alive.

Charlie Munger

Someone will always be getting richer faster than you. This is not a tragedy.

Tom Lamb

The real tragedy is for Billy, not for the team,

Claude Monet

It is a tragedy that we live in a world where physical courage is so common, and moral courage is so rare.

Jenji Kohan

A TV touchstone for me is 'The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd.' That series was whimsical and smart and had the mix of comedy and drama that I now trade in - but with a dash of magical realism. I wanted to be Molly Dodd, but more than that, I wanted to be Jay Tarses, who created the show.

Melissa McCarthy

At some point in the past, it was decided that women in comedy are never supposed to be shown in an unflattering light. But in comedy, you need all of your tools to be funny.

Mark Waters

Drama is played at the pace of chess... or billiards... or poker. Engrossing? Sure. But comedy is played at the jubilant, high-octane speed of sports like basketball or hockey.

Ray William Johnson

Sometimes, comedy and entertainment is not all about telling jokes; sometimes you just have to be you for a few moments.

Reese Witherspoon

Romantic comedy has really evolved since that time when there used to be a lot of social conventions and all sorts of reasons why people couldn't be together,

Christy Romano

It would be a half-hour comedy that would really showcase my personality so my fans could get to know me. And I'd love to keep working with ABC.

Will Rogers

The way to judge a good comedy is by how long it will last and have people talk about it. Now Congress had turned out some that have lived for years and people are still laughing about them.

Brett Ratner

I'm a laugher and a lover of comedy.

Ben Elton

Comedy will always be central to what I do, it's just an instinct for me, but I am a writer and always have been.

Matthew Arnold

I keep saying, Shakespeare, Shakespeare, you are as obscure as life is.

Diana Ross

Do you know where you going to? Do you like the things that life is showing you? Where are you going to? Do you know?

Diana Wynne Jones

Learn to drive?" "Never," said Quentin. "My mission in life is to be a passenger.

Bram Stoker

For life be, after all, only a waitin' for somethin' else than what we're doin'; and death be all that we can rightly depend on.

Chris Crutcher

...we can say we love each other if my life is better because you're in it and your life is better because I'm in it.

Charles Spurgeon

The truest lengthening of life is to live while we live, wasting no time but using every hour for the highest ends. So be it this day.

Elie Wiesel

Life is really fascinated only by death. It vibrates only when it comes in contact with death.

Dale Carnegie

Life is bigger than processes and overflows and dwarfs them.

Cynthia Nixon

My private life is private. But at the same time, I have nothing to hide. So what I will say is that I am very happy.