#lucky ones

Comediennes are the lucky ones, because if you're funny, you can be 125 years old and they will still accept you. ↗

— Joan Rivers

#because #funny #lucky #lucky ones #old

I still believe that capitalism is too harsh and I believe that, even within that, there is a lot of satisfaction and beauty if you happen to be one of the lucky ones, although that doesn't eradicate the reality of the suffering. It's all true at once, kind of humming and sublime. ↗

— George Saunders

#beauty #believe #capitalism #eradicate #even

There was one public school for boys, and one for girls, but Jewish children were admitted in limited numbers - only ten to a hundred; and even the lucky ones had their troubles. ↗

— Mary Antin

#children #even #had #hundred #jewish

Well, you just know, as a writer, I didn't really write one of the five best screenplays of the year. There were lots of brilliant screenplays; I was just one of the lucky ones who got nominated. ↗

— Patrick Marber

#brilliant #five #got #i #just

I believe that everyone has some huge talent in them; the really lucky ones discover what it is. ↗

— Jeannette Walls

#discover #everyone #huge #i #i believe

I have a fine level of recognition in the business and among the acting community now, so I consider myself one of the lucky ones. If I didn't think that, there would be something wrong with me. I'm grateful and thankful for what I've got. ↗

— Philip Seymour Hoffman

#among #business #community #consider #fine

It's been hard in entertainment as a 45-year-old woman to find jobs. They get fewer and far between if you're older, unless you're one of the few lucky ones who work constantly, like Meryl Streep. ↗

— Janeane Garofalo

#between #constantly #entertainment #far #few