Many old music hall fans were present at the funeral today of Fred 'Chuckles' Jenkins, Britain's oldest and unfunniest comedian. In tribute, the vicar read out one of Fred's jokes, and the congregation had two minutes silence.
Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
As a male writer, women are always what men pursue, and their world is always a mystery. So I always tried to present as many views as possible on women's worlds.
It's difficult to tell the truth about how a book begins. The truth, as far as it can be presented to other people, is either wholly banal or too intimate.
My little girl, Anja, is really excited. We had a baby shower yesterday and she took the presents from everyone for me and was telling them, 'No, it's my baby.'
Had I been present at the Creation, I would have given some useful hints for the better ordering of the universe.
The prosecution wants to make sure the process by which the evidence was obtained is not truthfully presented, because, as often as not, that process will raise questions.
The lowest and vilest alleys of London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside.
The most common place crime is often the most mysterious, because it presents no new or specific features from which deductions may be drawn
For those of us who believe in physics, this separation between past, present and future is only an illusion, however tenacious.
finding peace will help pave your path. you have to be [fully] present to experience and understand what you need to keep going.
I think that I'm busy in the present, and I don't want to go back. Well, there's been an unauthorized biography, and you can't stop them. It didn't worry me.
Changing technologies, changing marketplaces, and even changing trends in anti-competitive practices have all presented challenges to antitrust enforcement.
Sometimes the most beautiful thing is precisely the one that comes unexpectedly and unearned, hence something given truly as a present.
it is always yesterday, tomorrow, and 3 years ago today. It is always your birthday. It is always the future, the present, and the past. It is always eternity that will last.
An album, for me, is not just a commercial product. It's about presenting a world to people, for them to explore and enjoy. How they do that is up to them.
A magician reveals himself not only by the magic he presents but also by the respect and entertainment he gives to his audience.
Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit.
The secret of happiness lies in the lifestyle of a child who lives in present; past and future are only the grammar thing for him.
Children have imagination enough to grasp any idea which you present to them with honesty and without patronage.
To be effective the preacher's message must be alive; it must alarm, arouse, challenge; it must be God's present voice to a particular people.
