Humor is a part of spirituality.
Poetry is composing for the breath.
I want to be the best race horse around when I grow up, Mama. You can be, Charlie, as long as you are willing to try your best and not give up when you have a bad day.
There's death and life, you see. We all shine on. A leaf, a star, a song, a laugh. Notice the little things, because somebody is reaching out to you. ...Somebody loves you.
Heaven is spectacular, some would say paradise. A magnificent city surrounded by walls of gold and rainbow paths all dazzling in Gods light. There is no fear in Heaven, nor is there pain, and most really have found serenity there
Acquire worldly wisdom and adjust your behavior accordingly. If your new behavior gives you a little temporary unpopularity with your peer group…then to hell with them.
George Hayden: My Charlie, you weren't even thirty. You was the most famous man in the world, with your own studio, named after you. Couldn't you just enjoy it? Charlie Chaplin: I can now, but couldn't then. It meant too much.
Carla Jean Moss: Sheriff, was that a true story about Charlie Walser? Ed Tom Bell: Who's Charlie Walser? Oh! Well... uh... a true story? I couldn't swear to every detail but it's certainly true that it is a story.
California Charlie: It's the first time the customer ever high-pressured the salesman. I figure roughly... your car plus seven hundred dollars. Marion Crane: Seven hundred dollars? California Charlie: You always got time to argue money, huh?
Charlie: My aunt had the same thing done to her too, and she turned her life around. Sam: She must have been great. Charlie: She was my favorite person in the world. Until now.
Susanna: You use me, you use Raymond, you use everybody. Charlie: Using Raymond? Hey Raymond, am I using you? Am I using you Raymond? Raymond: Yeah. Charlie: Shut up! He is answering a question from a half hour ago!
Raymond: That's my pen. That's definitely my book. Charlie: Well taking your book is not a serious injury! Raymond: Serious injury book is a red book, that book is blue. Charlie: Well forgive me, I've lost my secret decoder ring!
Charlie: Listen, Ray, our dad died, that means he's not with us anymore. Did they tell you about that? Raymond: I don't know. Charlie: You don't know if they told you or you don't know what death is? Raymond: I don't know.
Raymond: 12:30 is lunch. Charlie: What do you want? Raymond: Wednesday is fish sticks. Green lime jello for dessert. Charlie: You want another apple juice? Raymond: No, orange soda. Uh oh, it's 12:31.
Charlie Bucket: [referring to Augustus' being stuck in the pipe] He'll never get out. Grandpa Joe: Yes, he will, Charlie. Watch. Remember when you once asked me how a bullet comes out of a gun?
Balance is the enemy of art.
I'm not from a music family at all.
Talking up a storm about food is so easy for me, it's second nature.
My mother is a beauty.
Happiness? No, it's not there for me.
Laughter is an instant vacation.
