#mean

Other composers have taken this particular technique much further than I in the meantime, with the result that the Law of Diminishing Returns has begun to apply. ↗

— Brian Ferneyhough

#begun #composers #diminishing #further #i

I couldn't do it at all. I was never really good at it, but I can't imagine what it can be like as a fortunate person not having to deal with it. I mean, people of all ages, not just my age, 25, 35, all the way down the line. ↗

— Stockard Channing

#ages #deal #down #fortunate #good

I want the fact that I existed to mean something. ↗

— Harry Chapin

#fact #i #mean #something #want

It's only Western civilization that, God forbid, you talk about dying, when it's the only thing we know for certain, right? Everyone's going to die, so what's the big problem? 'Oh, God. Don't talk about it. Don't think about it.' I mean, I'm one of them. I'm not a big fan of talking about dying. ↗

— Abel Ferrara

#big #big fan #big problem #certain #civilization

What do you want a meaning for? Life is a desire, not a meaning. ↗

— Charlie Chaplin

#life #life is a #meaning #want #you

There is no cannibalism in the British navy, absolutely none, and when I say none, I mean there is a certain amount. ↗

— Graham Chapman

#amount #british #cannibalism #certain #i

I think a lot of the instincts you have doing comedy are really the same for doing drama, in that it's essentially about listening. The way I approach comedy, is you have to commit to everything as if it's a dramatic role, meaning you play it straight. ↗

— Will Ferrell

#approach #comedy #commit #doing #drama

Most of the people around me have a vested interest in how much money I make. You know, so a celebrity could find themselves in a position where people could have meetings about their life without them involved. And when I say 'their life' I mean not their professional life either. They could talk about their personal life. ↗

— Dave Chappelle

#around #celebrity #could #either #find

Love is a special word, and I use it only when I mean it. You say the word too much and it becomes cheap. ↗

— Ray Charles

#cheap #i #love #love is #mean

There are certain storylines I shouldn't have done, there are certain actors I shouldn't have cast - guest stars, I mean. ↗

— Marc Cherry

#certain #certain actors #done #guest #i