Jennifer Aniston (1969) television and film actress from the United States
Interview for Vogue magazine (December 2008)
Jennifer Aniston (1969) television and film actress from the United States
Interview for Vogue magazine (December 2008)
Noel Coward (1899–1973) English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer
Mad About the Boy (1932)
Brandon Boyd (1976) American rock singer, writer and visual artist
On what he would do if he met Britney Spears
Pearl S. Buck (1892–1973) American writer
John Calvin, quoted in The Westminster Collection of Christian Quotations (2001) by Martin H. Manser, p. 56
Misattributed
Cesare Pavese (1908–1950) Italian poet, novelist, literary critic, and translator
This Business of Living (1935-1950)
Protima Bedi (1948–1998) Indian model and dancer
On her first experience and fascination for Odissi dance quoted in "I have been a hippie all my life".
Julian (emperor) (331–363) Roman Emperor, philosopher and writer
The Caesars (c. 361)
Context: "It is the season of the Kronia, during which the god allows us to make merry. But, my dear friend, as I have no talent for amusing or entertaining I must methinks take pains not to talk mere nonsense."
"But, Caesar, can there be anyone so dull and stupid as to take pains over jesting? I always thought that such pleasantries were a relaxation of the mind and a relief from pains and cares."
"Yes, and no doubt your view is correct, but that is not how the matter strikes me. For by nature I have no turn for raillery, or parody, or raising a laugh."