George Carlin Quotes
Let me get a sip of water here...you figure this stuff is safe to drink? audience yells 'No' Actually, I don't care, I drink it anyway. You know why? 'Cause I'm an American and I expect a little cancer in my food and water. I'm a loyal American and I'm not happy unless I let government and industry poison me a little bit every day.George Carlin
Quotes to Explore
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The fundamental difficulty that most novelists face when they are trying to adapt their own book into a screenplay is realizing that a screenplay is a completely different way of storytelling, and it has limitations.
Barry Eisler -
Calling Rand Paul 'the most interesting man in politics' is an invitation to an argument - but one we suspect he'd love to have.
Nancy Gibbs -
One of the great upsides to a national book tour is the chance to break out of television's cocoon and interact directly with the American people.
Oliver North -
In Kenya, I met wonderful girls; girls who wanted to help their communities. I was with them in their school, listening to their dreams. They still have hope. They want to be doctor and teachers and engineers.
Malala Yousafzai -
You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
Ram Kapoor -
I love this country very much, and I'm proud to live here, but I think our current administration is extreme. These are not merely conservative people, these are extreme right-wing people.
Ed Harris
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Actor's life is very long.
Jackie Chan -
I began directing episodes, which was a great light every couple of months. We never short-changed our audience, but it became something that you had to work at rather than something that was a pleasure.
Patrick Stewart -
As women, we must speak out, speak up, say no to our inheritance of loss and yes to a future of women-led dialogue about women's rights and value.
Zainab Salbi -
Key metaphors help determine what and how we perceive and how we think about our perceptions.
M. H. Abrams -
I love working with the right actor, and if the right actor happens to be unknown, that should be allowed, too, I think.
J. J. Abrams -
For me retiring wasn't hard once I knew that that was the decision I was going to make.
Gabriela Sabatini
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If there's 'game' in the title, I'm there! Ready to play!
Natalie Dormer -
Well - I was brought up as a Southern Baptist.
Pat Robertson -
People hear the soul, black influence in my voice. I grew up listening to CKLW and all the black stations like WLBS.
Madonna Breakfast Club -
Your aim will be knowledge and wisdom, not the reflected glamour of fame.
A. Lawrence Lowell -
It's funny, because readers think they want the characters to be blissfully happy, but it makes it kind of boring for the reader.
L.A. Weatherly -
Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty.
Jacob Bronowski
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Dogs, to me, are like children. They are the closest thing to God. They are so pure in their love, and all they do is aim to please.
Taraji P. Henson -
The amazing thing now is that most of those so-called critics who were telling me to find my own voice seem to have lost theirs.
Brian Lumley -
When you're a musician, anything you do creatively, you don't ever want to feel like you're on the way down. Not in the amount of money you make or success, but in your creativity. You want to always feel like you're making things that are better than what you did a few years ago.
Sam Bettens -
For twenty years, Islamic Jihadists have been attacking American interests around the world and we did not take them seriously until September 11th, 2001.
Zach Wamp -
Americans are willing to cheer on politicians who denounce bureaucratic overreach and job-killing red tape in abstract terms. But they turn out to like specific regulations against toxic chemicals in their drinking water.
Charles C. Mann -
Let me get a sip of water here...you figure this stuff is safe to drink? audience yells 'No' Actually, I don't care, I drink it anyway. You know why? 'Cause I'm an American and I expect a little cancer in my food and water. I'm a loyal American and I'm not happy unless I let government and industry poison me a little bit every day.
George Carlin