Mel Brooks 2000 Year Old Man Quotes & Sayings

Money grows on sweat, not trees. — Matshona Dhliwayo

I like writing teen characters because they're vulnerable to the newness of things; and vulnerability makes emotional responses raw, vital and unguarded. Lacking a context of consequences, choices are riskier and stakes higher. Life is lived without a safety net. As an author and reader, I find that a mighty charge to drama. — Allan Stratton

There were other things to tend to first. There were other debts to pay. — George R R Martin

I want a man who watches me walk away. — Michael Gilbert

Grandmama's idea of a joke. — Maddie Cochere

dot-com flameouts that erroneously believed that they could lose money on each customer but, as the old joke goes, make it up in volume. — Eric Ries

I was always a big fan of Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner's '2000-Year-Old Man' sketch. I think it's one of the biggest influences on the podcast, definitely. You'd never say Carl Reiner was the funniest dude on there, because he's just teeing it up, but he knows what questions to ask to lead to great improv. — Scott Aukerman

I'd rather be eccentric and artistic, than be normal and have not one inch of art flowing through my heart. — Anthony Liccione

I thought I was going to make crazy cartoons for the rest of my life. I didn't think I'd ever get paid for it, didn't think I drew well enough, but I knew it made me happy. — Matt Groening

Those which might have some depth are corny enough to be hokey, and almost hokey enough to be folky, since folky is already so hokey anyhow. — Richard Meltzer

The only difference between a cult and a religion is the amount of real estate they own. — Frank Zappa

The Fourth Amendment was what we fought the revolution over! — Rand Paul

I think it's real important that people understand where the music comes from. If you can see where the music comes from, you can also see the future. It gives you a trajectory. — Bob Weir

My sister wanted a cat for a pet ... I wanted a dog, so they bought a cat and taught it to bark. — Chic Murray