#monk

My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso. ↗

— Pablo Picasso

#became #become #general #i #instead

I think the discomfort that some people feel in going to the monkey cages at the zoo is a warning sign. ↗

— Carl Sagan

#monkey #science #truth #zoo #experience

Being on Broadway is the modern equivalent of being a monk. I sleep a lot, eat a lot, and rest a lot. ↗

— Hugh Jackman

#broadway #eat #equivalent #i #lot

The Monkees are like the mafia. You're in for life. Nobody gets out. ↗

— Davy Jones

#life #like #mafia #monkees #nobody

During the summer, Screen Gems launched the New Monkees, which miserably failed I understand. I never saw it. ↗

— Davy Jones

#failed #gems #i #launched #miserably

The Monkees changed my life but ruined my acting career. ↗

— Davy Jones

#career #changed #life #monkees #my life

The Monkees were never cancelled for a start. NBC wanted to do a third year. ↗

— Davy Jones

#monkees #nbc #never #start #third

The only people who didn't like The Monkees were the French, and they don't even like themselves, so what's the point? ↗

— Davy Jones

#french #like #monkees #only #people

Wherever I go, people still shout out: 'Hey, hey, we're The Monkees.' And I never tire of that. ↗

— Davy Jones

#hey #i #monkees #never #out

God, George Bush makes me want to slash my wrists. He's so embarrassing I have to leave the room when he's on the news. What a monkey. ↗

— Margot Kidder

#embarrassing #george #george bush #god #i