#origin

Comedy ages quicker than tragedy, to the extent that we can't know if the 10 commandments may originally have been 10 hilarious one-liners. ↗

— Arthur Smith

#been #comedy #commandments #extent #hilarious

I was on cruise control from '85 to '95, and it was my fault. There were a lot of self-inflicted wounds, when I was not doing any original material. I wasn't directing. I wasn't writing. That's not who I am. ↗

— Sylvester Stallone

#any #control #cruise #directing #doing

I've kind of fashioned my life after a Slinky. Bend me in a million shapes, and eventually I'll spring back to what I originally was. ↗

— Sylvester Stallone

#back #bend #eventually #fashioned #i

The latest horror to hit the U.S. looks to have been caused by people of Middle Eastern origin, bearing Muslim names. Again, shame. This fuels more hatred for a religion and a people who have nothing to do with these events. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#bearing #been #caused #eastern #events

I like rhyme because it is memorable, I like form because having to work to a pattern gives me original ideas. ↗

— Anne Stevenson

#form #gives #having #i #ideas

I didn't think there was anything more or less obscene about any part of the body. Now, I recognize that there are certain postures and angles that make people see red, which are evidence of original sin or something, and I avoid that. ↗

— Jock Sturges

#angles #any #anything #avoid #body

Now, I recognize that there are certain postures and angles that make people see red, which are evidence of original sin or something, and I avoid that. I don't shoot that any more. ↗

— Jock Sturges

#any #avoid #certain #evidence #i

I don't know much about God. But if everything does originate with God, then certainly songs do as well. ↗

— James Taylor

#certainly #does #everything #god #i

Everything at some point has been declared the root of all evil. ↗

— Criss Jami

#bad #beginning #clever #confusion #declaration

Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant source of surprise to people of moderate means to observe how little a big fortune contributes to Beauty. ↗

— Margot Asquith

#beauty #big #comfortable #constant #contributes