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Quote by Charles Caleb Colton

“Constant success shows us but one side of the world; adversity brings out the reverse of the picture.”

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Charles Caleb Colton was an English writer active from 1780 to 1832. Known for his humor and wit, he is particularly recognized for his aphorisms and satirical works. more

“Someone once told me that children are like kites. You struggle just to get them in the air; they crash; you add a longer tail. Then they get caught in a tree; you climb up and bring them down, and untangle the string; you run to get them aloft again. Finally, the kite is airborne, and it flies higher and higher, as you let out more string, until it's so high in the sky, it looks like a bird. And if the string snaps, and you've done your job right, the kite will continue to soar in the wind, all by itself.”

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Book:Forever Liesl: A Memoir of The Sound of Music

Source: Forever Liesl: A Memoir of The Sound of Music

“Life is too short to be wondering, 'What if?'”

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Author:Charlyne Yi

“We had an episode where Bud asks his dad, I was named after the beer, right, Dad? And Ed ONeill, who played my dad, says, Uh. . . . Right, son! My theory is that Bud Bundy was named after marijuana.”

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Author:David Faustino

“The horror genre has been for me an original way of taking an explicit visual and visionary approach to directing.”

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Author:Michele Soavi

“I literally had a very articulate, though highly impaired, homeless man say to me, “Smokey! I love you! What’s happening with Jacob?” Here’s a guy living on the street, but he finds a way to watch Lost! And I’m looking at him, thinking, Your priorities are completely ass-backward!”

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Author:Titus Welliver

“John [Mulaney] likes to say I'm like a district attorney with absolutely no jurisdiction whatsoever.”

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Author:Nasim Pedrad

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