Merlynne Verceles Quotes

#1. To Strauss the composer I take off my hat; to Strauss the man I put it back on again.

Arturo Toscanini

#2. Three of the ten principles governing the City of Joy are (a) tell the truth, (b) stop waiting to be rescued, and (c) give away what you want the most.

Eve Ensler

#3. One generation cannot bind another.

Thomas Jefferson

#4. As a friend of mine, herself a writer, says, 'People who spend the most meaningful hours of their lives in the exclusive company of imaginary people are apt to be a little strange'

Lawrence Block

#5. After God created the world, He made man and woman. Then, to keep the whole thing from collapsing, He invented humor.

Bill Kelly

#6. I'm a vegetarian now, but I'm willing to make an exception in the event I'm presented with people. Because I've always been fairly standoffish; I have this tendency not to get to know people very well. And I don't think there is any better way to get to know humanity than to ingest it.

John S. Hall

#7. Few things parallel the bonding that occurs post-performance when congratulatory remarks are awarded, regrets are confessed, and gossip is exchanged.

Kat Edmonson

#8. I think that New York is the city of all cities. There is so much diversity there. I also like that when I go there, I can catch a play or musical and see some of the most talented people practicing their craft.

Kevin Johnson

#9. There is a strength of conviction that can only come from being 100% wrong.

Stephen Schneider

#10. The brain can only assume its proper behavior when consciousness is doing what it is designed for: not writhing and whirling to get out of present experience, but being effortlessly aware of it.

Alan W. Watts