Extravaganza Show Quotes & Sayings

The retirement age for Greek jobs classified as "arduous" is as early as fifty-five for men and fifty for women. As this is also the moment when the state begins to shovel out generous pensions, more than six hundred Greek professions somehow managed to get themselves classified as arduous: hairdressers, radio announcers, writers, musicians, and on and on and on. — Michael Lewis

But MTV relishes its vestigial role as a star maker, so every year it puts all its clout into making the VMAs the biggest, splashiest, loudest show-biz extravaganza of the year, honoring all this music for existing, after a year of paying barely any attention to it. — Rob Sheffield

I think I'm built like a painter. I have friends who are painters and they reflect a similar psychological attitude towards their work. They don't know what's coming next, they just wait for the message, for orders to come and then off they go on their next project. — John McLaughlin

Beneath the dingy uniformity of international fashions in dress, man remains what he has always been; a splendid fighting animal, a self-sacrificing hero, and a blood thirsty savage. — William Ralph Inge

I learned that true love turns the other cheek, does not take a wrong into account, loves all people regardless of their indifference or hostility. — Donald Miller

But the concept of a person is that of a character abstracted from a history. — Alasdair MacIntyre

The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are. — Francis Bacon

I know what you're thinking ... and you oughtta be ashamed of yourself. — Robert Preston

With every blessing comes temptation, tests and persecution — Sunday Adelaja

Every person is created in the image of God and has value. Every person. Every person is to be treated with respect. Every person is also a citizen of some country. In their country, they have rights and responsibilities; in every other country, they are a guest. — James Lankford

Despite its many critics, hydraulic fracturing will change the nature of energy production. — Kenneth Fisher

One more thing: Linda, can you get to Canterbury and take over my Chaucerian Society? They're at Dovecote Hostelry in the old city. We're visiting all the scenes of the great murders. Tomorrow they want to see where Becket was killed. They're a bloodthirsty lot, it seems. — Cinda Williams Chima

I am a nightmare to most, and a dream for the broken; who am I?' and the answer to that is death." "Correct. — Roshani Chokshi

Art is a picture of the spirit. — Marty Rubin

I felt 'Quantum of Solace' completely lost its way. We were lucky on 'Casino Royale:' it was the origin story of Bond. Bond had the one and only affair that meant anything to him, and affected him throughout the rest of the series. — Martin Campbell