Category: Wise Words
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Temples vs. Forests
Listen to me, your body is not a temple. Temples can be destroyed and desecrated. Your body is a forest—thick canopies of maple trees and sweet scented wildflowers sprouting in the under wood. You will grow back, over and over, no matter how badly you are devastated. Beau Taplin (via quotethat)
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Location, Location, Location!
I’m not where I need to be, but thank god I’m not where I used to be. Unknown (via sbatsky) Indeed.
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May 4 – Quote
Me, as myself, I don’t think I’m particularly funny. But I’ve noticed that people in my life always have found me amusing. Which, when I was little, really bothered me. Madeline Kahn
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May 3 – Quote
Laughter is a strange response. I mean, what is it? It’s a spasm of some kind! Is that always joy? It’s very often discomfort. It’s some sort of explosive reaction. It’s very complex. Madeline Kahn
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May 2 – Quote
I find being funny very hard work. I am always asked about it, and I feel guilty saying that, but it’s the truth. I love my work, but it ain’t easy. Madeline Kahn
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May 1 – Quote
In Hollywood I thought I was large and klutzy, like the characters I played. Madeline Kahn
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Apr 29 – Quote
From inside where I live, I feel like I just perceive events in a certain rational way. I often find it sad or poignant, and it may not make me laugh a bit. But I don’t mind inventing a portrait that allows others to laugh if that’s what they want to do. Madeline Kahn
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Apr 28 – Quote
Comedy is created when someone is trying very earnestly to do what he feels is the right thing to do at that moment. Madeline Kahn