Gennarinos Quotes & Sayings

Glass. A broad resembles the a of the German; as all, wall, call. Many words pronounced with a broad were anciently written with au; as sault, mault; and we still say, fault, vault. This was probably the Saxon sound, for it is yet retained in the northern dialects, and in the rustick pronunciation; as maun for man, haund for hand. The short a approaches to the a open, as grass. The long a, if prolonged by e at the end of the word, is always slender, as graze, fame. A forms a diphthong only with i or y, and u or w. Ai or ay, as in plain, wain, gay, clay, has only the sound of the long and slender a, and differs not in the pronunciation from plane, wane. Au or aw has the sound of the German a, as raw, naughty. Ae is sometimes found in Latin words not completely — Samuel Johnson

Audiences in mainland China know how to discuss movies. — Andrew Lau

My interest in theatre and storytelling began in my mother's kitchen. It was a meeting place for my mother's large circle of friends. — Lynn Nottage

Gooseberries aren't just for creamy desserts and pies. — Yotam Ottolenghi

What is glory? It is to have a lot of nonsense talked about you. — Gustave Flaubert

I have a little sister, and I'm constantly annoyed [by] how terribly written most females are in most everything - and especially in comedy. Their anatomy seems to be the only defining aspect of their character, and I just find that untrustful and it straight-up offends me. — Jay Baruchel

My total sellout to LSD, marijuana, and hashish, and to sex with virtually any attractive man, landed me in the hospital for four months. I was half dead from gonorrhea and a complete physical breakdown. — Susan Atkins

Friends and family, as well as my personal relationship with the Lord, are more important than anything else. — Wanda E. Brunstetter

I like roles that bring the unexpected. Roles that may challenge the way people think about things and perceive things. And I like roles that reflect a reality. — Bokeem Woodbine

You have shown your usual cunning in getting up just in time for a meal. — J.R.R. Tolkien

For whether a place is a heaven or a hell rests in yourself, and those who go with courage may find themselves in paradise. — Eva Ibbotson

In replacing religion as the final source of knowledge in popular estimation, science begins to look a bit like another religion itself. — Dalai Lama XIV

I want my audience to be my friends - that is when they will get the best comedy. If they see me as a performer, they won't get the best show. — Trevor Noah