#pose

The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself, but in so doing, he identifies himself with people - that is, people everywhere, not for the purpose of taking them apart, but simply revealing their true nature. ↗

— James Thurber

#doing #everywhere #fun #himself #humorist

The world rolls round forever like a mill; it grinds out death and life and good and ill; it has no purpose, heart or mind or will. ↗

— James Thomson

#forever #good #grinds #heart #ill

The instant the Government was organized, at the very first Congress, the Northern States evinced a general desire and purpose to use it for their own benefit, and to pervert its powers for sectional advantage, and they have steadily pursued that policy to this day. ↗

— Robert Toombs

#benefit #congress #day #desire #first

With these vast advantages, ordinary and extraordinary, one would have supposed the North would have been content, and would have at least respected the security and tranquility of such obedient and profitable brethren; but such is not human nature. ↗

— Robert Toombs

#been #brethren #content #extraordinary #human

Original Monkees' songs were produced very thinly, on purpose. ↗

— Peter Tork

#original #produced #purpose #songs #thinly

I didn't really have an act per se - a theatrical performance, as opposed to just: here I am, folks, and you're all supposed to be dead quiet while I sing eight or nine songs, then get off the stage. ↗

— Mel Torme

#am #dead #eight #folks #get

It's been too many years since I've played live as myself as opposed to in a fake band for a film. ↗

— Luke Treadaway

#been #fake #film #i #live

Other actors don't get asked about their brothers or sisters, so why do I have to always answer questions about having a twin brother? I suppose it's interesting for everybody other than me. ↗

— Luke Treadaway

#always #answer #asked #brother #brothers

You hear about these shows where there are all these women are supposedly always in a catfight, and then you find out in reality that they're all getting along fine. ↗

— Jeanne Tripplehorn

#along #always #catfight #find #fine

All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing, and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway. ↗

— Harry S. Truman

#anyway #flattering #get #glorified #his