The Arcadians were chestnut-eaters.
Scandals are the fertilizer of Western democracy.
Nevertheless, the mode, the justification, and all the games involved in this war were dishonest.
Know how to live the time that is given you.
Even before Europe was united in an economic level or was conceived at the level of economic interests and trade, it was culture that united all the countries of Europe. The arts, literature, music are the connecting link of Europe.
A theatre, a literature, an artistic expression that does not speak for its own time has no relevance.
With comedy I can search for the profound.
Tranquilizers to overcome angst, pep pills to wake us up, life pills to ensure blissful sterility. I will lift up my ears unto the pills whence cometh my help.
You have enemies? Why, it is the story of every man who has done a great deed or created a new idea. It is the cloud which thunders around everything that shines. Fame must have enemies, as light must have gnats. Do no bother yourself about it; disdain. Keep your mind serene as you keep your life clear.
One thing that's great about being a character actor is that a movie doesn't rest on your shoulders. If it bombs, it won't hurt my career.
It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man who is the miserable man.