#les

Pleasant it is, when over a great sea the winds trouble the waters, to gaze from shore upon another's great tribulation; not because any man's troubles are a delectable joy, but because to perceive you are free of them yourself is pleasant. ↗

— Lucretius

#any #because #delectable #free #gaze

Sweet it is, when on the high seas the winds are lashing the waters, to gaze from the land on another's struggles. ↗

— Lucretius

#gaze #high #high seas #land #lashing

When I got a call from Los Angeles to do the Tonight Show, I considered it more of an inconvenience than an opportunity. ↗

— Lorna Luft

#call #considered #got #i #inconvenience

Very rarely does food enhance the conversation. If the food is really good, there'll be much less conversation because you'd be concentrating too much on the food. ↗

— Richard Lugar

#concentrating #conversation #does #enhance #food

Actors were exploited no less by the capitalist managers than they were by the state. ↗

— Bela Lugosi

#exploited #less #managers #state #than

It took several years of hard work in small roles before I attained stardom. ↗

— Bela Lugosi

#before #hard #hard work #i #roles

Of all the roles I've done on the stage, I'm partial to Cyrano de Bergerac. ↗

— Bela Lugosi

#i #partial #roles #stage

I want what's mine. I see other actors who are doing very interesting roles, and I just want to continue to do things that are interesting, and things that people will go see in theaters. ↗

— Derek Luke

#doing #go #i #i see #interesting

Just because my bank account hasn't swelled astronomically I don't consider myself any less of a success. ↗

— Lydia Lunch

#any #bank #bank account #because #consider

I had three children while doing a show, as demanding as 'Good Morning America,' so this is - you know, it's almost like I'm less daunted about motherhood, and parenting at this point in time. And I think I'm just much more fit and healthy than I was 20-years-ago. ↗

— Joan Lunden

#almost #america #children #demanding #doing