Clown Quotes

ZANY, n. A popular character in old Italian plays, who imitated with ludicrous incompetence the _buffone_, or clown, and was therefore the ape of an ape; for the clown himself imitated the serious characters of the play. The zany was progenitor to the specialist in humor, as we to-day have the unhappiness to know him. In the zany we see an example of creation; in the humorist, of transmission. Another excellent specimen of the modern zany is the curate, who apes the rector, who apes the bishop, who apes the archbishop, who apes the devil. - Ambrose Bierce

You see, this heart, won't settle down; just like a child, running, scared, from a clown. - Demi Lovato

You never really meet a human being until you live with them or know them for awhile, so this is my clown and they understand that and so these interviews don't bother them. - Shia LaBeouf

You must know the difference between dissent from the Iraq war and the war on terror and undermining it. And any American that undermines that war, with our soldiers in the field, or undermines the war on terror, with 3,000 dead on 9/11, is a traitor. Everybody got it? Dissent, fine; undermining, you're a traitor. Got it? So, all those clowns over at the liberal radio network, we could incarcerate them immediately. Will you have that done, please? Send over the FBI and just put them in chains, because they, you know, they're undermining everything and they don't care, couldn't care less. - Bill O'Reilly

You know, I did not come back to play the clown. Now that I am here, it is to go to the end! It is to win. - Zinedine Zidane

You know what would make a good story? Something about a clown who make people happy, but inside he's real sad. Also, he has severe diarrhea. - Jack Handy

You know lots of criticism is written by characters who are very academic and think it is a sign you are worthless if you make jokes or kid or even clown. I wouldn't kid Our Lord if he was on the cross. But I would attempt a joke with him if I ran in. - Ernest Hemingway

You kind of get pigeonholed for various reasons. One thing I didn't do in this movie (that) I regret not doing was taking a pratfall. I think, as great as Edward R. Murrow was, in terms of cinema, you've gotta honor those great clowns. - David Strathairn