Famous Quotes & Sayings

Branford Marsalis

If I were like a lot of other people, then it wouldn't be fun; but since I'm like me, it's okay.

I was a disabled child. So, people made fun of me, don't pretend like this never happens. But at the same time, I never cried about it. I never got sad about it.

I'm such a damn workaholic, that it's interesting to be like, "Oh, what do I do for fun?"

Half the time, you go on any one of these news sites, whether it be a Yahoo or a Google, and one of the top headlines is always, "Did a comedian go too far?" or "Comedian offends." It's like, "Really? Comedian?" A person that's supposed to make funny and make silly and historically was the only person who was allowed to make fun of the king? We're the ones that you're taking seriously?

Bonnie McKee

It's really liberating and fun to be writing stuff for myself, and really have the freedom to say what I want to say and not really have to think about what somebody else is going to say or have to edit myself to speak from someone else's vision.

Bonnie McKee

I love writing with Adam Lambert. He's really funny and very fun, he's a great friend.

Bonnie McKee

I am a little crazy but when I'm on-stage, then I really get to play it up and perform and be over the top and it's like an outlet. It's fun to 'wild' out.

Bonnie Raitt

I speak my mind and come from a place of conscience, as well as have fun as a musician.

Barry Humphries

It's an old Aboriginal word meaning 'Let's get together and have fun'. They gave us the word because they had no further need for it.

Barry Humphries

I was born with a priceless gift, the ability to laugh at the misfortunes of others.

Barry Gibb

As long as you're having fun, that's the key. The moment it becomes a grind, it's over.

Barry Hannah

I'll tell you why I like writing: it's just jumping into a pool. I get myself into a kind of trance. I engage the world, but it's also wonderful to just escape. I try to find the purities out of the confusion. It's pretty old-fashioned, but it's fun.

Barry Goldwater

In your heart you know he's right.

Barry Goldwater

You don't have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight.

Barbara Boxer

Those who survived the San Francisco earthquake said, 'Thank God, I'm still alive.' But, of course, those who died, their lives will never be the same again.

Barbara Bush

Whether you are talking about education, career, or service, you are talking about life. And life must really have joy. It's supposed to be fun.

Arthur Smith

Ninety-eight per cent of laughter is nothing to do with jokes, which do not deserve to bear the weight of all the funny stuff in the world.

Arthur Smith

The history of the relationship between comedy and swimming is short indeed. Of course it is always funny when someone falls into water, but that's about it.

Artie Shaw

People ask what those women saw in me. Let's face it, I wasn't a bad-looking stud. But that's not it. It's the music; it's standing up there under the lights. A lot of women just flip; looks have nothing to do with it. You call Mick Jagger good-looking?

Artie Shaw

I wanted to resign from the planet, not just music. It stopped being fun with success. Money got in the way. Everybody got greedy, including me. Fear set in. I got miserable when I became a commodity.

Artie Lange

I think it reminds me of my childhood, my father, .. I think people have the same reaction. It reminds you of what it was like to be a kid, where everything is carefree and fun.

Arthur Schopenhauer

To buy books would be a good thing if we also could buy the time to read them.

Arthur Schopenhauer

The person who writes for fools is always sure of a large audience.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Journalists are like dogs, when ever anything moves they begin to bark.

Aries Spears

Ladies Commit, There's A Wedding In It For You.

Aries Spears

I'm at a very frustrating point in my career because I'm not a millionaire. Like, people assume because you're in movies or TV, you're rich. I'm not rich, but I'm far from broke. I'm what you call a 'thousandaire.'

Aristotle Onassis

If women didn't exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning.

Arjuna Ranatunga

You can find tea in a tea cup.. but cannot find world in a world cup.

Anton Yelchin

My playing music is strictly for fun. When I was in a band, I was really excited to talk about it since I had never really played music to that extent. It was never meant as something I would consider as anything more than having fun with my friends. But I think I would enjoy writing music for the movies that I'm working on.

Antonio Machado

What the poet is searching for is not the fundamental I but the deep you.

Aphra Behn

Love ceases to be a pleasure, when it ceases to be a secret.

Bruce McCulloch

I don't love comedy but I can watch someone who's kind of interesting forever. I think a waitress who's having a bad day is a lot more fun than Robin Williams doing forty minutes of material.

Bruce McCall

Six Secrets to Being a Successful Humorist 1. Be scared, unhappy, and an outcast as a kid. 2. Drop out of high school. 3. Spend time alone. 4. Don't take a comedy course. 5. Read other humorists but don't worship them. 6. Don't get your hopes up.