“Pranking exposes the truth that underneath this appearance of order is joy, laughter, and disorder.” Quote by Mac Barnett
“Not only is a good prank harmless, but, like a good story, it reveals an essential truth that would otherwise be hidden.” StoriesEssentialsGood StoryPranks Author:Mac Barnett
“We put authors on such a pedestal, and it's a moment that humanizes the whole thing, and lends an absurdity to what otherwise is a "please sit with your hands on your lap" kind of event.” KindWholeMomentsHandsEventsPleaseAbsurdityLapPedestal Author:Mac Barnett
“I love boxing, and I try to mix it up as much as I can. Boxing makes you kind of tight, so it's really good to mix that with barre, pilates, or something that'll stretch you out and make you longer. I'm not the person that loves to be in the gym so much. I like to mix it up as much as possible, otherwise I'll get bored.” TryingKindPersonsI CanBoredBoxingGymPilates Author:Elsa Hosk
“Mac [Barnett ] and I have been friends for more than ten years. We met working at an educational nonprofit. And we have been pranking each other the whole time. It's our own version of a prank war. We thought we would channel some of that energy into writing a book.” WritingYearsHas BeensBookWarWholeEnergyMetsTenEducationalVersionsWriting A BookMacsPranksNonprofits Author:Jory John
“Mac [Barnett]and I both had times when we moved, started new schools, and we know how hard that was, figuring out your identity and who you're going to be at the new school.” KnowsHardSchoolKnow HowIdentityMovedMacs Author:Jory John
“I had mostly been writing humor books, and my instinct is generally to go for the joke.” WritingBookJokesInstinctWriting Humor Author:Jory John
“Pranking is ultimately turning the world upside down. It's in good fun.” WorldFunUpside DownGood FunWorld Upside Down Author:Jory John
“Mac [Barnett] and I prank each other during our presentation. We show baby pictures of each other looking completely ridiculous. I can't believe the frilly shirt that I'm in, and Mac's wearing a sailor suit and playing a toy piano. That's a perfect example of a good prank, where we have three hundred people literally laughing in our faces, three hundred kids at every assembly. And it feels really good. It's really fun.” PeopleFeelsBelieveI CanShowsKidsFacesThreeFunPerfectLaughingExampleBabyHundredRidiculousSuitsPianoShirtsToysPresentationAssemblySailorMacsPranksBaby Pictures Author:Jory John
“The idea that somehow we're better off today than the day that Barack Obama was inaugurated president of the United States is totally an alternative universe. The simple fact is that the world has been torn asunder.” WorldHas BeensIdeasStatesFactsTodayUniversePresidentSimpleUnitedUnited StatesBarackAlternativesTornBetter Off Author:Jeb Bush
“You know, when you go into the store and buy a box of laundry detergent, and the price has gone up - you know, 50 cents because of regulations....And everything is costing more money, and we are killing our people like this....It's the evil government that is putting all these regulations on us so that we can't survive.” PeopleKnowsGovernmentEvilGoneKillingBoxesStoresRegulationCentsMore MoneyLaundryEvil GovernmentLaundry Detergent Author:Benjamin Carson