Oldsters Synonyms Quotes & Sayings

Famous people are above the law, — Ricky Gervais

One of the rudest questions you might hear from an American is "What do you do for a living?" The only proper response is "Excuse me?" followed by a self-satisfied smirk and a stony silence. Then they assume that you are independently wealthy and grovel shamefully. — Dmitry Orlov

The mere existence of 'Buffy' proves the declinists wrong about one thing: Hollywood commercialism can produce great art. Complex and evolving characters. Playful language. Joy and sorrow, pathos and elation. Episodes that dare to be different - to tell stories in silence or in song. Big themes and terrible choices. — Virginia Postrel

You can't find your voice if you don't use it. — Austin Kleon

The influence (for good or ill) of Plato's work is immeasurable. Western thought, one might say, has been Platonic or anti-Platonic, but hardly ever non-Platonic. — Karl Popper

Obviously the first roles that you're proud of are the ones that everybody else liked too. — Sam Waterston

A writer lives in awe of words, for they can be cruel or kind, and they can change their meanings right in front of you. They pick up flavors and odors like butter in a refrigerator. — John Steinbeck

The future is too good to waste on lies. And life is way too short to care for the damnation of others, as well as to spend it helping fools with their ideas that are wrong. — Bowe Bergdahl

... not a fighter ... an adventurer. He doesn't attack, he engages; He doesn't defend, he expands; He doesn't destroy, he transforms; He doesn't reject, he explores; ... . — Tom Robbins

No one had ever had such a friend - so affectionate, so loyal, and so skillful. — E.B. White

The shot is Kahlua, Irish Cream and whipped cream on top. — Anonymous

Isolation serves as the ideal antidote to the bone-aching stresses of work. — Fennel Hudson

People always ask about the transition from TV show to a movie, but it felt like just going to a different school. You don't really notice the transition, when you're in the moment. — Shailene Woodley

Are you up to the challenge? Are you going to be a reproduction or an original? Will you strive to be innovative or imitative? Are you ready to take your turn on the page, turn up the heat, turn it on? — Phil Cousineau