I mean, sometimes, a comedian becomes an actor, and they just don't deliver, because the bottom line of comedy is to be funny, and the bottom line of acting is to be truthful, and they get that mixed up sometimes, or don't even notice that that's the thing. ~Eddie Izzard
#quotes #eddie-izzard #acting #comedy

I grew up in South Africa and I would look at maps and we were at the bottom of the world. There was this whole thing up there. I was always reading encyclopedias about the world. So travel was something I was always attracted to. ~Charlize Theron
#quotes #charlize-theron #travel #world #south-africa

Few industries have the ability to transform society like tech, yet too few companies are asking the questions or working on the problems that would create meaningful social change. ~Mitch Kapor
#quotes #mitch-kapor #technology #society #change

I'm a little concerned I'm always going to be playing a black guy, you know what I'm saying? ~Dule Hill
#quotes #dule-hill #acting #black

Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb
#proverbs #roses #complaining

Luck has a slender anchorage. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs #luck

Any fool can write a novel but it takes real genius to sell it. ~J. G. Ballard
#quotes #j-g-ballard #writing #selling

Faith, culture, structure and guidance are good things. ~Bethenny Frankel
#quotes #bethenny-frankel #faith #culture #guidance

When you are at the bottom, you find beauty in such little things, and goodness in such little gestures. When I compare any struggle today to ones that I may have had in my childhood, there is nothing that can bring me down. ~Natalia Vodianova
#quotes #natalia-vodianova #beauty #hardship #childhood

Death closes all doors. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs #death

The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food. ~Russian Proverb
#proverbs #russian-proverbs #wealth #poverty

You're going to hear a lot from President Obama and yes, from Joe Biden, you're hearing a little bit about Medicare these days. What they will not tell you is they turned Medicare into a piggybank to fund "Obamacare." They took $716 billion dollars to pay for the "Obamacare" program. ~Paul Ryan
#quotes #paul-ryan #barack-obama #politics

A white Christmas fills the churchyard. ~French Proverb
#proverbs #french-proverbs

The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
#proverbs #zen-proverbs #buddhism #self

Don't count your chickens before they hatch. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs

Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen Proverb
#proverbs #zen-proverbs #buddhism #life

Your energy and enjoyment, drive and dedication will stimulate and greatly inspire others. ~John Wooden
#quotes #john-wooden #inspiration

A dog that barks does not bite. ~Arabic Proverb
#proverbs #arabic-proverbs #power

The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
#proverbs #portuguese-proverbs

Do not seek reality, just put an end to opinions. ~Zen Proverb
#proverbs #zen-proverbs #buddhism #reality

A good maxim is never out of season. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs #maxims

A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #rumors #speaking #hearing

If you are a patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #patience

A man with a loud laugh makes truth itself seem folly, truth is great and will win out. ~Irish Proverb
#proverbs #irish-proverbs #truth #laughing

A child is what you put into him. ~African Proverb
#proverbs #african-proverbs #children #teaching