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We are living in the machine age. For the first time in history the comedian has been compelled to supply himself with jokes and comedy material to compete with the machine. Whether he knows it or not, the comedian is on a treadmill to oblivion. ↗

— Fred Allen

#been #comedian #comedy #compelled #compete

The only thing you think of is that you are in the middle and that you've got to find a way to stop it. ↗

— Ivan Allen

#got #middle #only #stop #the only thing

Our life is what our thoughts make it. A man will find that as he alters his thoughts toward things and other people, things and other people will alter towards him. ↗

— James Allen

#alters #find #him #his #life

Let there be nothing within thee that is not very beautiful and very gentle, and there will be nothing without thee that is not beautiful and softened by the spell of thy presence. ↗

— James Allen

#gentle #nothing #presence #softened #spell

The man who cannot endure to have his errors and shortcomings brought to the surface and made known, but tries to hide them, is unfit to walk the highway of truth. ↗

— James Allen

#cannot #endure #errors #hide #highway

I was a very good girl for a long time, that's what really drew me to acting. The stage was the perfect place to be outrageous, to be sad, to be angry, to be all these different things. ↗

— Joan Allen

#angry #different #different things #drew #girl

I was always much more shy. All I knew was that I loved to act. But I don't know about the other part of it. I'm not sure I had the chutzpah to go and prove yourself. ↗

— Joan Allen

#act #always #go #had #i

And across Afghanistan, every single day, Afghan soldiers, Afghan police and ISAF troops are serving shoulder-to-shoulder in some very difficult situations. And our engagement with them, our shoulder-to-shoulder relationship with them, our conduct of operations with them every single day defines the real relationship. ↗

— John R. Allen

#afghan #afghanistan #conduct #day #defines

Eventually you love people - friends or lovers - because of their flaws. ↗

— Karen Allen

#eventually #flaws #friends #love #lovers

My son was born somewhat late in my life and I just found myself really feeling like I didn't want to miss out on being a parent and being with him, and not wanting a situation where I was constantly pulled back and forth between being present, and having all these other pressures and considerations. ↗

— Karen Allen

#being #between #born #considerations #constantly