“I've been pitching a show of five female stand-up comedians through the generations, from Phyllis Diller to Amy Schumer, so when I got an e-mail asking me if I would participate in the Women in Comedy Festival, I was thrilled.” IfsShowsFiveComedyGenerationsFemaleAskingComedianMailFestivalsPitchingAmyStand Up Comedian Author:Wendy Liebman
“Im like any other composer. If you give me five years to write a symphony, Im still going to be asking for more time two days before its due.” IfsGivingWritingYearsStillsTwoFiveGive MeAskingDuesFive YearsMore TimeComposerSymphonyTwo Days Author:Darren Criss
“My salary situation at 'Morning Joe' wasn't right. I made five attempts to fix it, then realized I'd made the same mistake every time: I apologised for asking.” MadeMistakeSituationMorningFiveAskingSalarySame Mistakes Author:Mika Brzezinski
“When people ask me how I develop recipes, I have to respond: "travelling, eating, watching, experimenting, and constantly asking myself: 'Do I want to eat this dish again?'" Will I yearn for it some evening when I'm hungry? Will I remember it in six months' time? In a year? Five years from now?” PeopleWantYearsRememberAsksFiveMonthsTravelSixEatingAskingHungryEveningAsk MeFive YearsDishesRecipesSix Months Author:Paula Wolfert
“In the same period that the Americans have lived under one constitution our French friends notched up five. A Punch cartoon has a 19th century Englishman asking a librarian for a copy of the French constitution, only to be told: 'I am sorry Sir, we do not stock periodicals.'” FiveCenturyPeriodsConstitutionAskingSorryCopiesCartoonLibrarianEnglishmen19th CenturyI Am SorryAm Sorry Book:As I said to Denis--: the Margaret Thatcher book of quotations Source: As I said to Denis--: the Margaret Thatcher book of quotations