Calvin Trillin Quotes
The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.
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I like a little bit of designer, with a bit of vintage and high street mixed in. I love it when you find those one-off key pieces, which end up becoming investment pieces.
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Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
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Living in New York, for me at least, just keeps it very real and keeps my feet firmly planted on the ground.
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I always loved advertising. If I hadn't been in fashion, I'd have been in advertising.
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My friends like to play as me in the baseball games, and they call to tell me about every bag I steal. And you know, every time a new game comes out, I check to make sure my speed is up to par. But to me, when you talk video games, you're talking 'Madden.'
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I know some people say I can be funny. But there is always a deeper meaning to what I say. I am a socialist at heart and have the interests of the poor in mind. When people see how I manage to work my way out of tough situations, it gives them hope in their own life.
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I'm a terrific mimic, and you can feel my funny bone.
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Using lots of fresh foods, fruits and vegetables, helps to keep the menu buoyant - I don't know if that's the right word, but it keeps a balance of freshness and health.
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There is always going to be a little bit of me in each character.
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There are far too many people in university in Britain. If you want to make money, be a plumber.
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Golf was my vehicle to competition, and I can't play if I can't compete.
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The federal government has gone too far on many nonessential regulations that are harming small businesses. Employers are rightly concerned about the costs of these regulations - so they stop hiring, stop spending, and start saving for a bill from the federal government.
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I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.
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I definitely prefer working in comedy over drama, but at the same time, when it comes to comedy, I tend to prefer comedies that have a great sense of truth to them and that come from an honest place.
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There is no question that knowing someone in the business will get you in the door. But it is your skill that will keep you in the room.
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I have never anticipated success. I choose work, give it my best shot, and leave it.
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I was born in New Jersey and lived there until I was about 10, so Jersey is in my roots.
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Wearing too much makeup definitely makes my skin worse.
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I sometimes think that being widowed is God's way of telling you to come off the Pill.
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I called my family, saying, 'Guess what? I got a new show. It's about a cop who travels in time.' And they said, 'I think we've seen that one.'
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We could be like a father determined to provide everything for his family. He devotes every energy to that end and succeeds; only then does he discover that what they needed most, to be together as a family, has been neglected. And he reaps sorrow in place of contentment.
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For Africa to me... is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place.
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I really can't describe what my stand-up is like - people see it and they say it's like that, or it's like this, and that's really up to them, that's fine, but I don't sit around all day analysing it. I just try and enjoy a show and interest myself because if I don't do that then I won't interest anybody else.
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The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.
