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Clown Quotes

Writers are a little below clowns and a little above trained seals.

John Steinbeck, Thomas Fensch (1988). “Conversations with John Steinbeck”, p.77, Univ. Press of Mississippi

I am not a sad clown. I am not a sad clown.

"Bring on the clown" by David Smith, www.theguardian.com. November 7, 2004.

Men without dignity are like clowns without an audience, pathetic and lost

Rubin Carter (2011). “The Sixteenth Round: From Number 1 Contender to Number 45472”, p.142, Chicago Review Press

Making eye contact with adults while dressed as a clown is risky.

"Douglas Coupland" by Johnny Dee, www.theguardian.com. September 18, 2009.

Many a good hanging prevents a bad marriage.

'Twelfth Night' (1601) act 1, sc. 5, l. [20]

Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am.

"Letters: Supernova Sleuth; Gerry Rafferty". Interview with Michele Norris, www.npr.org. January 5, 2011.

I don't even like clowns. Clowns are not normal people.

Barbara Park (2010). “Junie B. Jones #6: Junie B. Jones and that Meanie Jim's Birthday”, p.14, Random House Books for Young Readers

In the cycle of a great civilization, the artist begins as priest, and ends as a clown or buffoon.

Malcolm Muggeridge (1980). “The End of Christendom”, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company