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Gentle dullness ever loves a joke. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#ever #gentle #joke #loves

Dr. Johnson has said that the chief glory of a country arises from its authors. But then that is only as they are oracles of wisdom; unless they teach virtue, they are more worthy of a halter than of the laurel. ↗

— Jane Porter

#authors #chief #country #dr #glory

I don't mean to criticize anyone in any way that I wouldn't criticize myself. I think people should have fun, and have a good time, and enjoy the luck that we have to be lazy and dwell in consumerism. But I think that it's a balance. And our job as actors is empathy. ↗

— Natalie Portman

#anyone #balance #consumerism #criticize #dwell

Where I live, nobody who's fourteen is having sex and doing major drugs. And I think if you see it in the movies, you may be influenced by it. I think it's so important to preserve your innocence. ↗

— Natalie Portman

#fourteen #having #i #i think #important

Instead of focusing on growing jobs and reigniting our economy, President Obama focused on growing government and tried to remake the United States into the image of the debt-laden countries of Europe. His approach has been more spending, more regulation, and higher taxes. ↗

— Rob Portman

#been #countries #economy #europe #focused

But it's fun to be something, have that, and you don't have to be real. It's like, comedians. They go on and they're doing all these jokes. I would be like that if I were more awake. ↗

— Parker Posey

#be real #comedians #doing #fun #go

I just want to be able to sit on grass as long as I want to, without anybody telling me to leave. Everything is so restricted, here, in that you actually have to stand behind a line, you can't go up the Canyon and enjoy the view. ↗

— Franka Potente

#actually #anybody #behind #canyon #enjoy

I think I'm a really good partner and very sensitive to the other person's feelings. I want somebody else to be comfortable, to understand about my job, and if they want to come on a set and see me work, they always can. ↗

— Franka Potente

#always #come #comfortable #else #feelings

No verse is libre for the man who wants to do a good job. ↗

— Ezra Pound

#good job #job #man #verse #wants

I have jokes I've told before and will tell again, but my favorite part of the night is talking to the crowd. ↗

— Paula Poundstone

#before #crowd #favorite #i #jokes