Backlot Quotes & Sayings

These will vary in every human being; but knowledge is the same for every mind, and every mind may and ought to be trained to receive it. — Frances Wright

It goes in streaks. But some things never go out of fashion.' Hunger artists, fat folks, giants, and dog acts come and go but real freaks never lose their appeal. — Katherine Dunn

Confucius said: "I do not see what use a man can be put to, whose word cannot be
trusted."
- The Analects of Confucius, 2.22
Confucius — Judith A. Boss

We live on, as long as there are people to live on in. — David Mitchell

Any definition which limits us is deplorable. — Edward Albee

The displacement of scripted series by reality programming continues to be a severe obstacle to a working actor's ability to earn a living. — Alan Rosenberg

New terms used like, 'overseas contingency operation' instead of the word 'war' - that reflects a worldview that is out of touch with the enemy that we face. We can't spin our way out of this threat. — Sarah Palin

Dude, I turn into a six-year-old when I come to Disneyland. It's amazing. My eyes glass over and my blood pressure goes down. I'm just like everybody else. I turn into a big kid when I come here. It's the happiest place on earth, right? — Warren Spector

Compassion doesn't weaken leadership, it makes it stronger. — Rudy Giuliani

Real life is - quieter, more understated. No one is backlot and nothing has a soundtrack and no one has someone cleverer than them writing their lines. And so they just say nothing and get on with it. More's the pity, if you ask me, I quite like the idea of my own soundtrack. — Matthew Crow

I was a very spastic kid who loved to see how high he could climb a tree. That's just the way I've always been. — Stephen Colletti

To make a friend, forgiveness is required which burns up all things, leaving only beauty; but to destroy friendship is easy. — Hazrat Inayat Khan

Lower prices are not service; they're just lower prices. — Susan Ward

Your imagination creates the inner picture that allows you to participate in the act of creation. — Wayne Dyer

The hours that made them were good, and so were the moments that made the hours. I have had responsibilities and work, dangers and pleasure, good friends, and a world without walls to live in. These things I still have, I remind myself - and shall have until I leave them. — Beryl Markham