Dennis Farina Quotes
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I was funny around my family. My family, they're pretty funny, too.
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I know what women want. They want to be beautiful.
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Poor countries are poor because they are wasting their resources.
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The first time you win, nobody picks you; the last time you win, nobody picks you. You've just got to pick yourself.
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Don't take yourself too seriously. Know when to laugh at yourself, and find a way to laugh at obstacles that inevitably present themselves.
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Homer's work hits again and again on the topos of the inexpressible. People will always do that.
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And TV is not the easiest place to be dangerous or on the edge. Especially on a Saturday night.
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I grew up with artists and drag queens. These were just my neighbors and friends and the people who are raising me.
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My first jobs after graduation in 1955 were as a project engineer for G.E. and later with the U.S. government in Washington, D.C., where I met and married my wife, Dolores Celini.
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It does not matter how you came into the world, what matters is that you are here.
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I don't think the spirit of Hollywood is such a spirit of generosity. I think people really begrudge giving. In New York, it's like that.
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When you have a country that can boast that more than 95 percent of its eligible workforce is employed and pumping money back into economy, that's exceptionally good news, especially as we prepare to observe Labor Day.
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I'm an off-the-charts introvert. To me, being around groups of strangers is exhausting. I've had to sort of train myself to think about two tactics: finding common ground and invoking humor.
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For me as a filmmaker, I do the projects I'm really excited about.
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Obviously people read the books in order to be entertained.
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I either run or try to play basketball every day.
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Am I famous in Japan? I don't know, and I don't really think of myself in that way.
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There are very little things in this life I cannot afford and patience is one of them.
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My advice to someone to follow in my footsteps is to have patience. I've been doing this for twelve years.
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Think inside the work - outside the work.
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Of course, the discounting of future earnings should hurt all stocks. But it should hurt technology stocks more than others, because so many of them are valued at extremely high levels relative to their current earnings.
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In a way, it plays on your heart a little bit.
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There is no greater picture than that of 10,000 smiling children. No brighter music than their clear-ringing laughter. That I, with my small amusements, have created such precious art is my life's proudest achievement.
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I was a policeman for 18 years.
