“I don't think that comedians have a tradition of trashing the next generation.” Quote by Franklyn Ajaye
“Taping yourself and making yourself listen to the tape of each performance no matter how bad is really important. There's always a nugget line or a direction pointed out to you in even the worst show.” ImportantMatterShowsLinesWorstPerformancesTapeNuggets Author:Franklyn Ajaye
“When I've mentioned things that I thought only happened to me, or thoughts that I felt had only had crossed my mind, the audience response indicated that they seemed to have happened to, or been thought of by many people.” PeopleMindFeltAudienceHappenedResponse Author:Franklyn Ajaye
“Moving to Australia was not a career move, but a quality of life issue. It has no guns, no God, and no gangster rap. As an Ethiopian cab driver said to me the other day when I was returning from a gig in Sydney, Australia is a peaceful, democratic place. I like the relatively stress free lifestyle. It's worth the drop in income.” SaidMovingQualityCareersIssuesGunStressDemocraticRapLifestyleIncomePeacefulAustraliaDriversGigsQuality Of LifeGangstersSydneyCabStress FreeFree LifeCab DriversGangster Rap Author:Franklyn Ajaye
“Every action is seen to fall into one of three main categories, guarding, hitting, or moving. Here, then, are the elements of combat, whether in war or pugilism.” WarActionMovingFallThreeElementsCategoriesCombatHittingGuarding Author:B. H. Liddell Hart
“I never cared about buying things for myself, like clothes. And then all of a sudden I realized how great it is to be very precise about the shirts that I wear and all the things that are a part of my closet. So the ritual of fashion and shopping became very personal to me.” FashionClothesI RealizedShirtsBuyingRitualShoppingClosetsPreciseBuying Things Author:Marc Jacobs
“I used to think that the causes of war were predominantly economic. I came to think that they were more psychological. I am now coming to think that they are decisively "personal," arising from the defects and ambitions of those who have the power to influence the currents of nations.” ThinkingWarUsedNationsCausesInfluenceEconomicAmbitionCurrentsPsychologicalDefectsCauses Of War Author:B. H. Liddell Hart
“In should be the duty of every soldier to reflect on the experiences of the past, in the endeavor to discover improvements, in his particular sphere of action, which are practicable in the immediate future.” ShouldActionPastParticularDutySoldierImprovementEndeavorSpheres Author:B. H. Liddell Hart
“We do things when it is our time to do them. They do not occur to us until it is time; they cannot be resisted, once their time has come. It's a question of time, not motive.” MotiveOur Time Author:Bharati Mukherjee
“You know that I try to maintain a continuous conversation with you. I take comfort in the thought that the important thing is not for one person to write to Christ but for many people to love and emulate [you]. Fortunately, despite everything, this still occurs today.” PeopleKnowsWritingTryingPersonsStillsImportantTodayChristComfortConversationImportant ThingsDespiteEmulate Author:Pope John Paul I
“Confidentiality is the nature of all governments. Of course you may say, the government will always want to communicate the good news; things which bring satisfaction, cheer, help or pleasure to voters. And of course, you are right, governments are not masochists by nature.” WantMayHelpingGovernmentCoursesPleasureNewsSatisfactionCommunicateVotersCheerGood NewsConfidentiality Author:Bernard Ingham