“ My brothers and my mother were all dancers, outside of whatever else they did, like acrobatics, high-wire, trapeze. I was born in a circus. ”
- Donald O’Connor- Copy
- 4K
“ There's a hell of a lot of freedom in this rock and roll circus… it's where all the freaks go - it's the environment for me. ”
- Brian Molko- Copy
- 520
“ A national political campaign is better than the best circus ever heard of, with a mass baptism and a couple of hangings thrown in. ”
- H. L. Mencken- Copy
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“ I first started to play the calliope in the circus. The regular player was a drinker, so they got rid of him and put me on the calliope. ”
- Anton LaVey- Copy
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“ I'm not favorably impressed by the atmosphere of a political convention. I think it's not the biggest show on earth. I don't think it should be like a Barnum and Bailey or Ringling Brothers Circus. ”
- David Bruce- Copy
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“ Every country gets the circus it deserves. Spain gets bullfights. Italy gets the Catholic Church. America gets Hollywood. ”
- Erica Jong- Copy
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“ Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act, outlining the victim. ”
- Elwyn Brooks White- Copy
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“ Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out faster than the Christmas spirit. ”
- Kin Hubbard- Copy
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