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"In the days when Glastonbury was an alternative festival, it was quite interesting. Now it is the most bourgeois thing on the planet ... we'll leave the middle classes to do Glastonbury and the rest of the great unwashed will decamp to Knebworth and drink a lot of beer and have fun."
"I think that's the most important thing-two things really, have fun and be yourself."
"And I love kick boxing. It's a lot of fun. It gives you a lot of confidence when you can kick somebody in the head."
"For every laugh, there should be a tear."
"In my work I try to reach and speak to that innocence, showing it the fun and joy of living; showing it that laughter is healthy; showing it that the human species, although happily ridiculous at times, is still reaching for the stars."
"Family fun is as necessary to modern living as a kitchen refrigerator."
"Me? I stand for uncertainty, insecurity, bad taste, fun, and things that go boom in the night."
"People called me "Slim" and "Daddy Long Legs." My best friend Martine named me Daddy Long Legs after she saw me running track. She was making fun of me!"
"When you stand up acoustic in front of an audience, you really are a man without any clothes on. And that can be fun - it depends how much of an exhibitionist you are, I suppose. I quite enjoy it."
"I think gay people are like blondes: There're fewer of them but they have more fun."
"If you've seen one redwood, you've seen them all."
"I've written a lot of music, so to be able to put that together and play some shows around the country and elsewhere - that would really be a fun thing to do."
"The characteristic feature of the loser is to bemoan, in general terms, mankind's flaws, biases, contradictions, and irrationality - without exploiting them for fun and profit"
"Supporting local food production is so much healthier for people. It's better for the local economy, and it's a lot of fun."
"The best way to keep young is to keep going in whatever it is that keeps you going. With me that's work, and a lot of it. And when a job is finished, relax and have fun."
"Is the chemical aftertaste the reason why people eat hot dogs, or is it some kind of bonus?"
"I enjoy horse riding, spending time with my dog 'Smurf,' and basically having a really good laugh partying and having fun!"
"We deny that it is fun to be saving. It is fun to be prodigal. Go to the butterfly, thou parsimonious sluggard; consider her ways and get wise."
"Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only the very young or the very foolish imagine otherwise."
"... there is ... a big aspect of play in writing novels, and making the story more and more elaborate is just more and more fun."
