“One would understand a ban on surrogate advertising, but to completely ban [smoking] is ridiculous, a joke taken too far.” TakenJokesRidiculousAdvertisingSmokingBansSurrogates Author:Mahesh Bhatt
“Most of the people dishing out judgment have no working experience of the theatre, have not written a professional play, a sketch, or even a joke; have never worked in a theatre, taken an acting class, or published any extended piece of work. They are creative virgins; everything they know about theatre is book-learned and second-hand.” PeopleKnowsBookPlayHandsActingClassCreativeTakenPiecesWrittenJudgmentJokesTheatreVirginsSecond HandActing Classes Author:John Lahr
“You know that old joke about the guy who lives to be 104? The punch line goes something like 'If I knew I was gonna get this old, I'd have taken much better care of myself.' Well, guess what? We actually are living longer, and the time to start taking care of ourselves is right this minute.” IfsKnowsWellsCareGuyLinesTakenMinutesJokesOld Jokes Author:Oprah Winfrey
“The art world is the biggest joke going. It's a rest home for the overprivileged, the pretentious, and the weak. And modern art is a disgrace - never have so many people used so much stuff and taken so long to say so little.” PeopleWorldLittlesLongArtHomeUsedStuffTakenModernJokesArt IsWeakDisgracePretentiousArt WorldModern Art Author:Banksy
“I looked into studying psychoanalysis, wrote to the governing body and was about to start the year where they psychoanalyse you, four times a week, before you get to do it yourself. I just thought I'd taken the ventriloquism as far as I could. My act is so deconstructive, and I'd made all the monkey jokes anyone wanted to hear.” YearsMadeBodyWantedStudyTakenFourWeekJokesMonkeysGoverningPsychoanalysisDo It YourselfVentriloquism Author:Nina Conti
“Life is too important to be taken as a joke, but too ridiculous to be taken seriously.” ImportantLife IsTakenJokesRidiculous Author:Ashleigh Brilliant
“You hear a lot of jokes every once in a while about 'Silent Cal Coolidge.' The joke is on the people who make the jokes. Look at his record. He cut the taxes four times. We had probably the greatest growth and prosperity that we've ever known. I have taken heed of that because if he did that by doing nothing, maybe that's the answer.” PeopleIfsLooksGrowthAnswersKnownTakenRecordsFourCuttingTaxesJokesSilentProsperityDoing NothingHeed Author:Ronald Reagan