As a child I went to a circus. They had a man shot out of a cannon into a net. I became… — Wally Schirra Copy Share Image
A lot of television has become a bit like going to the circus to look at the two-headed woman. — Michaela Strachan Copy Share Image
The circus doesn't stop. A federal appeals court has postponed the recall election. How stupid are we? Even our recalls get recalled. — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
I've been a tough sailor, a foppish-type landscape gardener, a French villain, a circus strongman. — Ted Cassidy Copy Share Image
My family traveled with a whole community to European festivals. My mum did gymnastics, freak show performances, and swung fire in the… — Neon Hitch Copy Share Image
What can I tell you about things like Circus of Horrors except that I get killed by the bear? — Donald Pleasence Copy Share Image
The attraction of the virtuoso for the public is very like that of the circus for the crowd. There is always the… — Claude Debussy Copy Share Image
I played football when I was little. I didn't want to be an actress at all, I wanted to be a majorette… — Emmanuelle Beart Copy Share Image
Now the freaks are on television, the freaks are in the movies. And it's no longer the sideshow, it's the whole show.… — Jonathan Winters Copy Share Image
I did a cake for the 60th birthday of Elton John, for Britney Spears' 27th birthday and for the 'Circus' album she… — Ron Ben-Israel Copy Share Image
It's a sign of this film's greatness that the enormous sadness that accompanies the final leave-taking of the circus interior is a… — Jonathan Rosenbaum Copy Share Image
The students that, like the wild animal being prepared for its tricks in the circus called 'life', expects only training as sketched… — Edsger Dijkstra Copy Share Image
Taking his time, as though he has all of it in the world, in the universe, from the days when tales meant… — Erin Morgenstern Copy Share Image
I've had 79 to 80 years of show business. I started when I was 5 with a man called Tom Mix. I… — George Sidney Copy Share Image
Just as people can watch spellbound a circus artist tumbling through the air in a phosphorized costume, so they can listen to… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Even before doing 'Comedy Circus' I tossed a coin and post that I decided to do that season. I didn't believe in… — Sargun Mehta Copy Share Image
Politicians were like talking dogs in a circus: the fact that they existed was uncommonly interesting, but no sane person would actually… — Alan Furst Copy Share Image
Hip-hop is universal now, it's all commercial now. It's like a circle full of circus clowns up in the circuit now. — Eminem Copy Share Image
Kat had been picking things up since her third birthday, when Hamish and Angus's father took them all to the circus because… — Ally Carter Copy Share Image
OK, the rule is, you can [make love to] an elephant if you want to, but if you do you can't cover… — A. M. Rosenthal Copy Share Image
I became very critical of zoos and circuses and keeping animals in captivity. I wish it was against the law. — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
Husbands should revolt from time to time. Even the best circus-number becomes boring if the beast is too tame. — Orson Welles Copy Share Image
I don't get to do a lot of fight scenes on 'Sanctuary,' but I'm a trained fighter; I've been doing martial arts… — Ryan Robbins Copy Share Image
I unconsciously decided that, even if it wasn't an ideal world, it should be. So I painted only the ideal aspects of… — Norman Rockwell Copy Share Image
I dropped my juggling balls and my face grew embarrassed. It wasn't until then that I looked around the circus of life… — Stefanie Schneider Copy Share Image
There's a small balcony here, the door is open and I can see the lights of the cars on the Harbor Freeway… — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
Beauty is Nature in perfection; circularity is its chief attribute. Behold the full moon, the enchanting golf ball, the domes of splendid… — O. Henry Copy Share Image
The money I pay for my cultural experiences came willingly from my own pocket - they were not the result of bread… — Julie Burchill Copy Share Image
If you were to ask me, 'What the hell does a musician have in common with a restaurant?' I would say a… — Mick Fleetwood Copy Share Image
“Liberty was the only small cat in the circus. Walking across the stage on her hind legs, ears back, head held high;… — Desiree Milonas-King Copy Share Image
There'll probably be moments in my life where it seems that people will want to camp out on my doorstep, and moments… — Freddie Fox Copy Share Image
“When I was little, my mother told me there are basically two kinds of people in the world: town people and circus… — Cathy Day Copy Share Image
And so it is that we do not exist until we do; and then it is that we play with our world… — Malaclypse the Younger Copy Share Image
People speak of the fear of the blank canvas as though it is a temporary hesitation, a trembling moment of self-doubt. For… — Hannah Kent Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I worked in the circus. It was a touring circus that was owned by a man named… — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
“The circus had been unlike anything I could ever imagine and I could not walk away. I wanted to be a part… — Laura Lam Copy Share Image
I was born and raised in New York and I'm of an age where I want to just be home. But, you… — Dean Winters Copy Share Image
I've worked behind counters serving food, and I've lived on the circus train, and I've led bicycle tours in Eastern Europe and… — Bonnie Jo Campbell Copy Share Image
“Painted and smiling, I balance on my trapeze. Luka is poised ten metres away, his muscles shining under the lights. The wooden… — Kirsty Logan Copy Share Image
I think the movie business and film crews are a little bit like the circus, in that we travel around like a… — Francis Lawrence Copy Share Image