“Unless a man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him ridiculous.” Quote by William Matthews
“Being a funny person does an awful lot of things to you. You feel that you mustn't get serious with people. They don't expect it from you, and they don't want to see it. You're not entitled to be serious, you're a clown, and they only want you to make them laugh.” PeopleWantFeelsPersonsDoeLaughingSeriousAwfulEntitledClown Author:Fanny Brice
“I do not really know if it is a gain to exchange the crown of martrydom with two or three years of life in freedom. But I leave the good Lord to decide.” IfsKnowsYearsTwoSufferingThreeLordGainsThree YearsCrownsYears Of Life Author:Pavel Peter Gojdic
“I don't think you can be from the Caribbean and not know a certain amount about the apocalypse.” ThinkingKnowsCertainAmountApocalypseCaribbean Author:Junot Diaz
“I thought a time would come when people would rout me out of Ars with sticks, when the Bishop would suspend me, and I should end my days in prison. I see, however, that I am not worthy of such a grace.” PeopleShouldEndsSufferingGracePrisonSticksWorthyBishopsNot Worthy Author:John Vianney
“On the Way of the Cross, you see, my children, only the first step is painful. Our greatest cross is the fear of crosses. . . We have not the courage to carry our cross, and we are very much mistaken; for, whatever we do, the cross holds us tight - we cannot escape from it. What, then, have we to lose? Why not love our crosses, and make use of them to take us to heaven?” WayFirstsChildrenUseSufferingHeavenLosesStepsCrossesPainfulMy ChildrenWhy NotFirst StepsMistaken Author:John Vianney
“Oh, how I like those little mortifications that are seen by nobody, such as rising a quarter of an hour sooner, rising for a little while in the night to pray!” LittlesNightSufferingHoursPrayingRisingQuartersMortification Author:John Vianney
“"Dead upon the field of glory," Hero fit for song and story.” StoriesSongFieldsHeroFitGloryUpliftingMemorialMemorial DayMemorial Day PoemsMemorial Day RemembranceMemorial Day HeroesMilitary MemorialMemorial WeekendMemorial Day Weekend Author:John R. Thompson
“If light is the spiritual quality of painting, color is surely its heart and passion.” IfsHeartLightSpiritualPassionQualityColorPainting Author:Robert Reynolds
“The artist is a vessel for creativity. He has the key to the door of a very special place, which he can open at will. He doesn't paint but is painted through.” ArtistCreativityDoorsSpecialKeysPaintVesselSpecial Places Author:Thomas J. Katz
“You're pretending this isn't your life. You think it's going to happen some other time. When you're dead you'll realise you were alive now.” ThinkingHappensAliveRealisingPretending Author:Caryl Churchill