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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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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I've had a couple of long relationships. And I've had a couple of shorter relationships.
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I grew up thinking that renting is perfectly normal. And then, strangely enough, I never did buy a house. I live in New York City, and I'm still renting. My own personal narrative shows that it is possible to live a respectable life without ever having owned a home.
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I wish that an English statesman might once have spoken of us as Western Europeans.
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Close friends are truly life's treasures. Sometimes they know us better than we know ourselves. With gentle honesty, they are there to guide and support us, to share our laughter and our tears. Their presence reminds us that we are never really alone.
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We pushed our first record, 'Boomerang,' to different labels, but it was hard for them to see though the 'white guys singing R&B' thing.
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I am a bit of a mother hen at Christmas! I always prepare in advance. It is the only way; otherwise, it can be really daunting.
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You can curl up in the fetal position and try to wish away all the things that need doing, or you can get started on that uphill battle to reclaim your life. The difficulty isn’t what choice to make, because that part is obvious. The difficulty lies in finding the energy and inspiration to make the right choice.
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I was a policeman for 18 years.
