#says

Literature is without proofs. By which it must be understood that it cannot prove, not only what it says, but even that it is worth the trouble of saying it. ↗

— Roland Barthes

#even #literature #must #only #proofs

The arts are not just instantaneous pleasure - if you don't like it, the artist is wrong. I belong to the generation which says if you don't like it, you don't understand and you ought to find out. ↗

— Ethel Barrymore

#arts #belong #find #generation #i

I remember that Jack Lemmon, who is one of my favorite actors of all time, says that the day he stops being nervous is the day he should leave the business. ↗

— Kim Basinger

#business #day #favorite #i #i remember

The fellow who says he'll meet you halfway usually thinks he's standing on the dividing line. ↗

— Orlando A. Battista

#dividing line #fellow #halfway #line #meet

I have the worst ear for criticism; even when I have created a stage set I like, I always hear the woman in the back of the dress circle who says she doesn't like blue. ↗

— Cecil Beaton

#back #blue #circle #created #criticism

The definition of a Schwarzenegger Republican is a Bush Republican who says he's a Schwarzenegger Republican. ↗

— Warren Beatty

#definition #republican #says #schwarzenegger #who

I'd like to know what law is it that says that a woman is a better parent, simply by virtue of her sex. ↗

— Robert Benton

#her #i #know #law #like

You have to be a romantic to invest yourself, your money, and your time in cheese. ↗

— Anthony Bourdain

#essays #food #romance #food

If somebody says they really like my playing I say thanks a lot. ↗

— Zakk Wylde

#like #lot #playing #really #say

Social Security is not a retirement savings plan; it is a social insurance program. It's a contract that says, as a society, we will look out for you and your family when you can no longer work. ↗

— Jeff Bingaman

#family #insurance #longer #look #out