flat Quotes

“O God, O God, how weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world!”

“A slight touch of friendly malice and amusement towards those we love keeps our affections for them from turning flat.”

“Yeah, computers are going to take over the programming business because they have become so fast recently that they can solve the Halting Problem in five seconds flat.”

“What looks absolutely fabulous in rehearsal can fall flat in front of an audience. The audience dictates what you do or don't change.”

“The camera fails to capture the 'business' in show business! We typically will give 10 percent of our salary to the agent, 10 percent to the manager, and 5 percent to the lawyer, plus the publicist gets a flat fee, which needs to be budgeted for.”

“I may be a living legend, but that sure don't help when I've got to change a flat tire.”

“Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic.”

“I was offered a choice of a flat salary up front or a percentage of the film's future earnings. I took the up front money. Nobody could have figured what Halloween would ultimately become.”

“Sex is a doorway to something so powerful and mystical, but movies usually depict it in a completely flat way.”

“The 9-9-9 plan would resuscitate this economy because it replaces the outdated tax code that allows politicians to pick winners and losers, and to provide favors in the form of tax breaks, special exemptions and loopholes. It simplifies the code dramatically: 9% business flat tax, 9% personal flat tax, 9% sales tax.”