Bob Uecker Quotes
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I don't know if I'm selfless - I still want to make a great record. I want to make a hit record. I want to tour; that's not completely selfless. But the truth is I'm not interested in people coming to my show for me as much as I am for them coming to my show for themselves. That's always been how I am.
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People tweet before they think, and it becomes obsessive.
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A lot of people tell me, 'You are from North; how do you manage to get along in the South?' I don't know what to say to them. I've always felt at home here, and by learning to speak Telugu, my connection with the place has gotten that much stronger.
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Basically, my socialization as a child didn't come from any schooling; it came from being in theater and meeting people online.
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I knew a ton of actors and was friends with them, but I never dated actresses. I tried to date 'normal' people because the Hollywood dating rule is 'one star per couple' because it's quite a challenge to match the egos of two actors.
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I hate parameters. They immediately alienate a bunch of people.
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When I'm in the U.K. – and I'm here more than people would think – I tend to keep a very low profile.
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I am always surprised people are surprised that people haven't read things.
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I know victims of domestic abuse. I know what it takes for people to get out, and I also know why people stay. It's heartbreaking.
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Individual warrants every day are used to arrest dangerous people.
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Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.
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Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao was one of the worst boxing matches I've ever seen, but millions of people watched it because of the personalities involved.
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People ask what I really did in the three years between 'The Dreaming' and 'Hounds of Love.' I spent it with my family, living a normal home life.
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You used to be able to just call people. You didn't have to be on someone's calendar to have a phone conversation. The telephone was an important and valuable domain of communication, both for casual, friendly chats and for professional exchanges of ideas and information. But no more.
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When I was growing up, my white friends would call me: 'Hey, Chief!' Even when I go to work now, people call me 'Chief.'
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Most of the time, I don't really give people a chance. I have a wall up. I'm always protecting who I am. Thinking about my brand. I make it hard on people. Sometimes, it's a good thing. Sometimes, it's a bad thing.
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I am the kind of writer that people think other people are reading.
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You had to make an appointment to see her. But it was just a crazy spectacle, people filing past.
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There are no friends at cards or world politics.
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In the rotation of crops there was a recognized season for wild oats; but they were not sown more than once.
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I am a fan of an all-of-the-above energy strategy, and I certainly support wind as a large part of that goal.
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You sign for a sequel for everything these days, just in case, options. In the past, you avoided them like the plague because it meant somewhere down the road you couldn't take a job because you had to do a sequel. Now it's a feature of pretty much any feature you do.
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The ACLU is not just religiously neutral, but staunchly anti-religious. Particularly, anti-Christian.
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On TV the people can see it. On radio you've got to create it.
