David Letterman Quotes
There's no business like show business, but there are several businesses like accounting.
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I was initially a leading man, but only on television.
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Most of the people nowadays send their things by internet. But I cannot work that way. I like to do it myself.
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If you want to grow a beard like mine, the only thing I can tell you is that you have to have patience. You just have to let it grow.
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Each of our 900 shows so far was different - maybe that's what makes the fans come back to our gigs time and again. And that they're always part of the show. Phish concerts are a communal experience.
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Of course as children, we all, in all cultures and societies, learn behavior from observation, imitation, and encouragement of various kinds. So by the suggestion made, we all 'pretend' most of the time.
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There are people who go clad in tunics and have nothing to do with furs, who nevertheless are lacking in humility. Surely humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.
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When I was a little kid, I used to watch with my brother when there was Macho Man and Hulk Hogan. But then I fell out of it for a few years.
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While marriage is historically associated with dire obligation and clipped wings, I've found that it actually liberates you to take on adventure and achieve your dreams. I like to call my husband 'my person.' Find your 'person,' and you can do anything!
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Not one role that I've played has been written specifically for me.
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Everybody goes through a phase of fatigue, and I am no different. Re-inventing yourself in your profession is the key to deal with fatigue.
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I do think people are definitely sick of the Kardashians.
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I never thought for a second that anything I ever did was going to make someone cringe. That never occurred to me.
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I've never been against women. That anti-feminist rap is bogus. I think men should be nice to women, buy them diamonds.
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Americans are good at pursuing happiness. And the Americans who pursue happiness most diligently show that we're also good at running it down and killing it.
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Madonna and I are very different. Just saying. We're very different. I wouldn't make that comparison at all, and I don't mean to disrespect Madonna: she's a nice lady, and she's had a fantastic, huge career - biggest pop star of all time.
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If you don't vote, you don't count.
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I can't even imagine what it's like and right now I'm like in shock, I can't believe that I'm Olympic Champion.
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They're called 'angels' because they're in heaven until the reviews come out.
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I work in a strange business, and 'trust' is a word that's not even in the vocabulary.
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I would have been completely brainwashed by this lopsided and racist view of the world if it weren't for my father. He was a deep thinker and an irrepressible problem solver. He was a Black Socrates, asking why and then spoiling ready-made replies.
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I actually started off - believe it or not - doing drag. I travelled the world because I was a completely off-the-wall drag artist.
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Big Brother doesn't like all these Little Brothers looking at it.
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Men still wear cologne, but I wish they wouldn't. No matter what you may believe, all men's fragrances smell like the air freshener in a taxi.
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There's no business like show business, but there are several businesses like accounting.
