El Gran Pez Quotes & Sayings

It's almost selfishness, taking care of your mental health. You can't just not do it. — Roz Chast

No, I had not read any other comedian's book. Not that I don't enjoy other comedians; I'm just not a reader. — Adam Carolla

A man's weakness is his family and a woman's is her child — M.F. Moonzajer

But that night I thought, in the simplest of terms, maybe love was not wanting to say goodbye. — Jeannine Allison

I believe in red meat. I often said: red meat and gin. — Julia Child

If our hearts are at war, we would not be able to experience Heaven in our hearts — Tahira Amir Khan

Here is something no real celebrity will ever tell you: film acting is not very fun. Doing the same thing over and over again until, in the director's eyes, you 'get it right' does not allow for very much creative freedom ... In terms of sheer adrenaline, film has absolutely nothing on theater. — Mara Wilson

We will need to find people who will provide a safe writing space for us, where criticism comes late and love and delight come early.

- from Rumors of Water: Thoughts on Creativity & Writing — L.L. Barkat

There is not one wise man in twenty that will praise himself. — William Shakespeare

I was already at one remove before the Internet came along. I need another remove? Now I have to spend the time that I'm not doing the thing they're doing reading about them doing it? Streaming the clips of them doing it, commenting on how lucky they are to be doing all those things, liking and digging and bookmarking and posting and tweeting all those things, and feeling more disconnected than ever? Where does this idea of greater connection come from? I've never in my life felt more disconnected. It's like how the rich get richer. The connected get more connected while the disconnected get more disconnected. No thanks man, I can't do it. The world was a sufficient trial, Betsy, before Facebook. — Joshua Ferris

We all stand on the shoulders of the past generation. — John C. Maxwell

Practically every profession has a really political environment. I think the world has become more competitive. There are so many people in every place competing for small slices of success and power. It's a heated atmosphere and whenever you have competition, you're going to have more politics and manipulation. — Robert Greene

Men who hit are spineless and low to the ground. Hence, The Worm Fiasco, was born. — Carrie-Anne O'Driscoll

Relying on nothing but scientific knowledge to produce an engineering solution is to invite frustration at best and failure at worst. — Henry Petroski