“To me, seeing a really great comedian is a bit like watching a musician or a poet.” BitsSeeingPoetMusicianComedianReally Great Author:Dick Gregory
“I don't pretend to understand him, but I can enjoy him as a poet and comedian. I liked the idea of the eternal return. Sometimes I think that being on tour year after year is an eternal return; you play a certain club in Copenhagen and then ten years later you are back again, traveling the same roads year after year.” ThinkingYearsI CanIdeasSometimesPlayCertainEnjoyPoetReturnTenEternalClubsComedianBack AgainCopenhagen Author:Dean Wareham
“A poet or a comedian can say what's on the mind of people. They should be funny. They should make you laugh. It may be so truthful that it hurts, but it makes you laugh.” PeopleShouldMindMayHurtLaughingPoetComedianTruthfulIt HurtsMake You Laugh Author:Russell Simmons
“You could be a poet, an artist, a comedian - if you're in the culture of innovation then you embrace those who do and you're going to protect the science curriculum in the classroom because you understand the meaning and the value of it. And science discoveries don't scare you. You say, "Give me more science", not less. "Give me more technology", not less.” IfsGivingArtistValuesCultureTechnologyPoetProtectDiscoveryGive MeInnovationEmbraceComedianScareClassroomCurriculum Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“I'm an old guy, and I was protesting during the Vietnam War. We killed fifty Asians for every loyal American. Every artist worth a damn in this country was terribly opposed to that war, finally, when it became evident what a fiasco and meaningless butchery it was. We formed sort of a laser beam of protest. Every painter, every writer, every stand-up comedian, every composer, every novelist, every poet aimed in the same direction. Afterwards, the power of this incredible new weapon dissipated.” WarCountryArtistGuyPoetIncrediblesPainterComedianProtestMeaninglessComposerLoyalVietnam War Author:Kurt Vonnegut