David Gerrold Quotes
When we look up at the night sky and wonder, 'Is there anyone else out there?' we're also asking who we are in relation to them.
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Comedy's really subjective, you know; that's why it's so hard.
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I really like this trend of songwriting that is honest and intelligent and serious and longing.
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The same liberty that protects me also protects members of the Mafia.
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There was just a lot of comedy on the TV in the house, and my parents are both very funny.
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You don't just turn on a camera and do a cooking show. If you want to go somewhere with something, you've got to make it look like what it's supposed to look like five years from now.
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I think success is very hard work, so, you know, if you work hard and you have some success, you have to give up something.
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There has to be a global mission of human progress.
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Prior to the United Nations even being formed, Palestine was a country. But the right of the Palestinian people were trampled, and unfortunately, international organizations contributed to those rights being trampled.
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I grew up thinking it was wonderful to be big and strong and to be able to knock down other children in the playground if I needed to. But I never felt the need.
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You don't actually have control of the position people want you to be in. If they say, 'You king of the blacks,' you're king of the blacks - whether you like it or not.
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Curtain! Fast music! Light! Ready for the last finale! Great! The show looks good, the show looks good!
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There are some faults so nearly allied to excellence that we can scarce weed out the vice without eradicating the virtue.
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I want to have an impact on my son.
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Live shows are pretty much like the center of the storm... where the power comes from, the most raw experience. That's the juice. That's where we hit the hardest.
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Sure I'm leaving the Bee Gees. I'm going into films.
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A lot of time mistakes are very interesting - you look for the behaviour that's not the one you expect.
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The first two books that I did by myself were long stories in verse. I knew I could do that because I'd written a lot in verse. But, verse stories are hard to sell, so my editor encouraged me to try writing in prose.
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Part of spiritual and emotional maturity is recognizing that it's not like you're going to try to fix yourself and become a different person. You remain the same person, but you become awakened.
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You lose the speed before the stamina.
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As I write, I control my anxiety and anguish thanks to the invaluable aid of irony and humor. But every night I am subdued by an anxiety that knows no irony, and I must wait until the next day to rediscover the blend of anguish and humor that characterizes my writing and that generates my style.
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The more experiences you can have as an individual makes you a fuller person and a fuller actor.
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The press pool was taking bets on how many months I would last. There was nobody in the state who thought I had any shot at being a good senator.
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When we look up at the night sky and wonder, 'Is there anyone else out there?' we're also asking who we are in relation to them.
