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travel blessing trials
it is not every tourist who bubbles over with mirth, and that unquenchable spirit of humor which turns a trial into a blessing. Agnes Repplier
tolerance ironic events
Humor brings insight and tolerance. Agnes Repplier
travel mind desire
When the contemplative mind is a French mind, it is content, for the most part, to contemplate France. When the contemplative mind is an English mind, it is liable to be seized at any moment by an importunate desire to contemplate Morocco or Labrador. Agnes Repplier
truth naked nudity
There are few nudities so objectionable as the naked truth. Agnes Repplier
travel light comfort
abroad it is our habit to regard all other travelers in the light of personal and unpardonable grievances. They are intruders into our chosen realms of pleasure, they jar upon our sensibilities, they lessen our meager share of comforts, they are everywhere in our way, they are always an unnecessary feature in the landscape. Agnes Repplier
thinking shifting comedy
For indeed all that we think so new to-day has been acted over and over again, a shifting comedy, by the women of every century. Agnes Repplier
teacher profound miracle
It is because of our unassailable enthusiasm, our profound reverence for education, that we habitually demand of it the impossible. The teacher is expected to perform a choice and varied series of miracles. Agnes Repplier
thinking average people
It's great to be in a room full of young people...The average age of the Senate, I think, is death. Aaron Schock
technology light world
Being around some of the bright lights of the technology world and having them expect great things helps you sit down and do it seriously. Aaron Swartz
thinking way alternatives
Think deeply about things. Don’t just go along because that’s the way things are or that’s what your friends say. Consider the effects, consider the alternatives, but most importantly, just think. Aaron Swartz
talking scripts stories
Of course, I'm not allowed to talk about the script, but I can say it is a really good story. Aaron Stanford
thinking two way
I think there are two ways to depict a family. One is what it's really like, and one is what the audience would like it to be. Between you and me, I think the second one is what I would prefer. Aaron Spelling
thinking clothes dynasty
When we did 'Dynasty', it was the clothes. I think the clothes affected every woman around the world. I got so many letters, I think we made the designer a millionaire! Aaron Spelling
two half lines
Coming from a background of being onstage, you're onstage for two and a half hours and you're in it for the whole time no matter what you're doing. Even if you don't have a line, you have to stay in it. Aaron Tveit
teacher play car
I had an acting teacher tell me once that if you're playing a car salesman, you don't want to be an OK car salesman, you want to play the best car salesman. Aaron Tveit
thinking people want
I don't want to tell people what they should think. Aasif Mandvi
thinking talking comedian
I think politicians and comedians have a lot in common. One is a group of approval-seeking narcissists who will say and do anything to be liked ... and comedians are always talking about politics. Aasif Mandvi
thinking guy african-american
I think you had the GOP down there in North Carolina reaching out to African-American voters and this guy coming on television and using the N-word and saying what Don Yelton said. Aasif Mandvi
thinking voting north-carolina
North Carolina precinct chairman and GOP executive committee member Don Yelton thinks his state's new voting restrictions are just fine. Aasif Mandvi
thinking air israel
I think one of my favorite pieces I've ever done on the show which was about Hezbollah Israel conflict in 2006 and it was very pointed. It was a beautifully crafted piece of satire and it's a weird thing to say but it had a joke in there about 9/11 and I remember the audience sort of laughing but also kind of not knowing how to respond to that joke and it was just so - and I remember the tension after we did this joke on the air and there was this palpable gasp in the audience, but they were also laughing. And I thought oh, wow, that is something that is not being said in the Zeitgeist. Aasif Mandvi
thinking grandchildren interesting
I think family dynamics are definitely very interesting. And in my case my sister did get married. She gave my parents a grandchild. Aasif Mandvi
today dishes britain
Re-colonizing it and sort of reverse-colonizing it to the point that today the national dish of Great Britain is Chicken Tikka Masala. Aasif Mandvi
thinking careers people
I came from a very different sort of background and pedigree from the people who were on "The Daily Show". I was an actor. I was sort of - the irony is that I've done as much dramatic work in my career as comedic work and I don't really think of myself as a comedian. Aasif Mandvi
thinking artist impact
The artist never really has any control over the impact of his work. If he starts thinking about the impact of his work, then he becomes a lesser artist. Aasif Mandvi
teacher school government
Education is the silver bullet. Education is everything. We don't need little changes. We need gigantic revolutionary changes. . . . Competition for the best teachers should be fierce. They should be getting six-figure salaries. Schools should be incredibly expensive for government and absolutely free of charge for its citizens, just like national defense." --Sam Seaborne, West Wing Aaron Sorkin
toby gone talent
Toby: All right. It couldn't have gone far, right? Sam: No. Toby: Somewhere in this building...is our talent. Aaron Sorkin
taken thinking blue
President Bartlet: There's a delegation of cardiologists having their pictures taken in the Blue Room. You wouldn't think you could find a group of people more arrogant than the fifteen of us, but there they are, right upstairs in the Blue Room. Aaron Sorkin
television journalism conflict
Conflict, when used as a device, makes for good television and bad journalism. Aaron Sorkin
thinking should seems
It seems to me that more and more we've come to expect less and less from each other, and I think that should change. Aaron Sorkin
two people looks
Any time you get two people in a room who disagree about anything, the time of day, there is a scene to be written. That's what I look for. Aaron Sorkin
trying recipes want
Trying to guess what the (mass) audience wants and then trying to satisfy that is usually a bad recipe for getting something good. Aaron Sorkin
television theater critics
There are television critics, movie critics, and theater critics too who I like and who I follow and I get genuinely bummed when they don't like something that I've written because I usually agree with them. Aaron Sorkin
team
We were a team without a personality. With Ron, we have one. Rick Adelman