“Carnival is such an integral part of New Orleans that it bounces back from every catastrophe it always has.”
Henri Schindler
“Films have degenerated to their original operation as carnival amusement - they offer not drama but thrills.”
David Mamet
“Carnies built this country, the carnival part of it anyway.”
Homer Simpson
“If you have to give a carnival to get people to come to church, then you will have to keep giving carnivals to keep them coming back.”
Charles H. Spurgeon
“It's California I'm worried about. I don't want you to become a laughingstock, a carnival or the beginning of a circus in America where we just throw people out as soon as they make a tough decision. . . . Don't do this. Don't do this.”
Bill Clinton
“There is no prettier fall then carnival”
Toon Hermans
“The carnival was the predecessor to the burlesque world-this all tied together, the psychic, the hypnotic... That gave me a good foundation for playing the girlie shows, my opportunity to play for female dancers. I also played midway music and worked the sex shows.”
Anton LaVey