The clown figure has had so many meanings in different times and cultures. The jolly, well-loved joker familiar to most people is actually but one aspect of this protean creature. Madmen, hunchbacks, amputees, and other abnormals were once considered...
Clowns are the pegs on which the circus is hung.
There are a lots of clowns in our family - our house is a fun house.
Dare to wear the foolish clown face.
I don't give a crap about clowns.
As a kid I was always a bit of a clown, a performer.
I was the hallway clown in high school.
It's my job to be the Pierrot, the clown, in the theatrical sense.
By blood a king, in heart a clown.
I'm not sure how a world leader reacts to the work of a clown.
Statesmen are grocers, ambitious clowns.
I suppose that I'm fairly comfortable with the clown hat on.
I am always joking and always clowning, giving and helping.
When I'm with my friends I'm funny, but I don't feel like I'm a funny clown.
I hate clowns. I've mentioned that, right?
I was always one who was clowning around in school and getting in trouble.
Despair is the constant companion of the clown.
I think we all have the urge to be a clown, whether we know it or not.
What this world needs now … more balloons and clowns
Frank Booth: The candy-colored clown they call the Sandman.
I got through my teen years by being a bit of a clown.