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Comedy Writer Inspirational Quotes (429)

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It is quite cruel that a poet cannot wander through his regions of enchantment without having a critic, forever, like the old man of the sea, upon his back.
Thomas Moore
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Woman is adept at getting money for herself and will not easily let herself be deceived she understands deceit too well herself.
Aristophanes
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It is a bitter disappointment when you have sown benefits, to reap injuries.
Plautus
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Do not take a blind guide.
Aristophanes
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Silence is often advantageous.
Menander
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With what a deep devotedness of woe I wept thy absence - o'er and o'er again Thinking of thee, still thee, till thought grew pain, And memory, like a drop that, night and day, Falls cold and ceaseless, wore my heart away!
Thomas Moore
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The love of wine is a good man's failing.
Aristophanes
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Silence is not an absence of sound but rather a shifting of attention toward sounds that speak to the soul.
Thomas Moore
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It should not prejudice my voice that I'm not born a man, if I say something advantageous to the present situation. For I'm taxed too, and as a toll provide men for the nation.
Aristophanes
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A person who combs his hair over his bald spot, hoping no one will notice.
Rich Hall
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You little know what a ticklish thing it is to go to law. [Lat., Nescis tu quam meticulosa res sit ire ad judicem.]
Plautus
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As an American, I'd like to apologize - for everything.
Rich Hall
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...Never tell a ticket agent, As a matter of fact, I DID accept items from persons unknown to me! A nice man in a chadar gave me this awesome luggage freshener with a clock attached! Federal regulations require them to have no idea you're joking as they riddle your body with bullets.
Seanbaby
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Humility, that low, sweet root, from which all heavenly virtues shoot.
Thomas Moore
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Judgement, not passion should prevail.
Epicharmus of Kos
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All true language is incomprehensible, like the chatter of a beggar's teeth.
Antonin Artaud
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No man will be respected by others who is despised by his own relatives.
Plautus
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It is precisely because we resist the darkness in ourselves that we miss the depths of the loveliness, beauty, brilliance, creativity, and joy that lie at our core.
Thomas Moore
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Even the whole of life is not sufficient for thorough learning.
Plautus
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It is only when we have lost them that we fully appreciate our blessings.
Plautus
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Fear of anti-Semitism almost is part of our religion. Throughout time Jewish people have experienced traumas that we relive in a lot of the things we celebrate.
Jill Soloway
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You cannot make a crab walk straight.
Aristophanes
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Artaud sought to remove aesthetic distance, bringing the audience into direct contact with the dangers of life. By turning theatre into a place where the spectator is exposed rather than protected, Artaud was committing an act of cruelty upon them.
Antonin Artaud
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In my own work I am invested in art as a way to break through impasses, whether those impasses are personal, social, or political.
Jill Soloway
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