I never consciously got into comedy. It was sort of one of those things where I was a theater student, I was… — Aasif Mandvi Copy Share Image
The Atlantic conference in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland is a dramatic moment in World War II history because for the first… — Robert Dallek Copy Share Image
Some novels present a story form many points of view. Most movies tell only one person's side of the story. Sometime it's… — Seth Grahame-Smith Copy Share Image
You really come to life on stage but outside - this is a bit of a sad clown cliché - there is… — Doc Brown Copy Share Image
I always use some fake lashes for any kind of dressed-up face, whether it's a few individual lashes, or a dramatic strip.… — Eva Amurri Copy Share Image
I think a lot of Civil War stuff is written - As they say, history is written by the victors. And one… — Josh Radnor Copy Share Image
We must develop huge demonstrations, because the world is used to big dramatic affairs. They think in terms of hundreds of thousands… — A. Philip Randolph Copy Share Image
African Americans are doing a lot already, but I think we have an opportunity right now to change politics in a way… — David Beckmann Copy Share Image
Too many poets write poems which are only difficult on the surface, difficult because the dramatic situation is easily misunderstood. It's not… — Miller Williams Copy Share Image
Two things significantly distinguish human beings from the other animals; an interest in the past and the possibility of language. Brought together… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
I would like to play some character that's somewhat dramatic. I don't see myself ever becoming that serious, or it sounds weird,… — Jon Heder Copy Share Image
Even more dramatic, Alex Todorov at Princeton has shown us that judgments of political candidates' faces in just one second predict 70… — Amy Cuddy Copy Share Image
On social media and [in person] I hear stories of how a song like "Home" helps. Whether it's a guy overseas coping… — Michael Buble Copy Share Image
One of the qualities of writing that is not much stressed is its problem-solving aspect, having to do with the presentation of… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
I love telling truthful honest stories. I suppose I'd love the opportunity to be a superhero within a realistic dramatic piece. It… — E.J. Bonilla Copy Share Image
Do not accept the roles that society foists on you. Re-create yourself by forging a new identity, one that commands attention and… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Enter my first neighbor - a woman who spoke in complete, coherent sentences, who ate with a knife and fork and who… — Erma Bombeck Copy Share Image
As an actor myself, the opportunity to sing and dance and be dramatic and be funny - it's really irresistible to actors.… — Elizabeth Banks Copy Share Image
All of my favorite actresses are comedians at heart: Shirley MacLaine and Madeline Kahn, Diane Keaton and Debra Winger. And they are… — Casey Wilson Copy Share Image
Never underestimate the importance of simply being physically present in the place God wants you. You may not be asked to perform… — Warren W. Wiersbe Copy Share Image
In the film world, and I know this from just talking to other people, that I'm known as a kind of dramatic,… — Campbell Scott Copy Share Image
For me, the thing that I love about the show is the psychological thriller aspect of it. It's frightening and it's scary,… — Kyra Zagorsky Copy Share Image
I started to really enjoy the fact that [princess] Margaret was an exhibitionist. Even on a day-to-day basis, Margaret's costumes were always… — Vanessa Kirby Copy Share Image
The plain state of being human is dramatic enough for anyone; you don't need to be a heroin addict or a performance… — Nick Hornby Copy Share Image
Justification is the truly dramatic transition from the status of a condemned criminal awaiting a terrible sentence to that of an heir… — J. I. Packer Copy Share Image
True expression is hard when performing opera. The problem is that opera relies on the dramatic context of the piece. It can… — Zola Jesus Copy Share Image
Often as we teach and testify about the law of tithing, we emphasize the immediate, dramatic and readily recognizable temporal blessings that… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
It was dramatic to watch my grandmother decapitate a turkey with an ax the day before Thanksgiving. Nowadays the expense of hiring… — Russell Baker Copy Share Image
My life isn't that dramatic. My dad really loves me, he just can't talk on the phone. He's too crippled and shy,… — Joey Lauren Adams Copy Share Image
I've been very fortunate to be able to jump around. I just did this really wonderful film called Map of the World.… — Sigourney Weaver Copy Share Image
Confessional poetry is, to my mind, more slippery than poems that are sloppily autobiographical; I find the confessional mode much more akin… — Cate Marvin Copy Share Image
I was drafted and went to Korea where I had an opportunity to create a production team that did dramatic and comedy… — Casey Kasem Copy Share Image
Plato has dramatic strength ... but is quite unaware of the strength of the argument against his position ... and allows himself… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
The birthplace of 'Western' civilization is generally agreed to be Greece, and its birth date is generally agreed to be some time… — Brendan Myers Copy Share Image
The only rule I have when writing is to try to tell the truth. That doesn't mean you can't exaggerate, edit, rewrite… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
The trick in writing children's books is to set up danger, mystery and excitement on page one. Force the kid to turn… — Jerry West Copy Share Image
It has always seemed to me that so long as you produce your dramatic effect, accuracy of detail matters little. I have… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
Our lives are largely made up of a series of mundane moments, but those little moments are often the finesse that shapes… — Andrew Haigh Copy Share Image
I was a very romantic, overly dramatic young lady, which served me well as a songwriter. Especially as someone who had to… — Jane Wiedlin Copy Share Image
The theater itself is a lie. Its deaths are mere special effects. Its tales never happened. Even the histories are distorted for… — Virginia Postrel Copy Share Image