Benny Leonard Quotes & Sayings

And all over the world, the old literature, the popular literature, is the same. It consists of very dignified sorrow and very undignified fun. Its sad tales are of broken hearts; its happy tales are of broken heads. — Gilbert K. Chesterton

Fall in Alabama was menopausal: hot one moment and cold the next. — Lexi George

Every good artist I know, I always think works hard, we're working all the time. — David Hockney

Falling in love is easy, but somebody tell me how to stay there. — Isaiah Washington

War without end. Well, — James S.A. Corey

When it came to all around ring generalship, Benny Valgar was on a par with Benny Leonard, though Leonard packed the better punch — Ray Arcel

There is no fruit which is not bitter before it is ripe. — Publilius Syrus

And sometimes both of them forgot that what they were undergoing amid the clink of cutlery and crockery was a mutual interview that might decide whether or not they would own a common set of those items some time in the whimsical future. — Vikram Seth

As interesting as that was, it didn't inspire me. What did was that here was a Jew who was tough with his fists, a Jew who fought back. The only Jews I had ever heard of surrendered or were beaten by the Romans, the Egyptians, or the Nazis. You name it, it seemed like everyone on earth at some point had taken their turn slapping the Jews around. But not Benny Leonard. I figured you'd have to kill Benny Leonard before he surrendered. — John William Tuohy

You aren't afraid of what you think you're afraid of - you're afraid of what you think. — Michael Neill

There is an isolated experience to being a director. It's very communal because there's a crew, but it's only you. You're the one on the hook. — Noah Baumbach