Harold Ramis Quotes
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It is not possible for a person to be completely free of sin and be squeaky clean.
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What's interesting about Stephen Baldwin is that me and Dana Gould were originally cast for 'Bio-Dome' – but Pauly Shore and Baldwin ended up doing it. So there's a little movie trivia for ya.
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I work all the time. I never leave home. I mean, I just stay honed in on what's ahead.
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Well, first of all, let me say that I might have made a tactical error in not going to a physician for 20 years. It was one of those phobias that really didn't pay off.
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Always write as if you are talking to someone. It works. Don't put on any fancy phrases or accents or things you wouldn't say in real life.
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I've always considered myself to be fiercely patriotic. I love Britain - its history and the down-to-earth attitude people have.
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I was an easygoing guy, and school was pretty much people trying to challenge me to a fight, y'know, saying, 'Rambo! Rocky!'
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Architecture is undistinguished, sometimes derelict, but occasionally, as in 'Post and Beam,' there is something arresting in a setting... the building behind the Cathedral.
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Must we wait for selection to solve the problems of overpopulation, exhaustion of resources, pollution of the environment and a nuclear holocaust, or can we take explicit steps to make our future more secure? In the latter case, must we not transcend selection?
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The investigation into the possible effects of cosmic rays on living organisms will also offer great interest.
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Movie-making is serious business. The director and the crew are already under a lot of pressure to give their best to the audience. Therefore, the best part for me as an actor is to act well in the movies and make a jolly atmosphere with the co-stars on the sets.
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One hazard of our job on TV is people are always checking us out and noting every pound we've gained or haven't quite lost.
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When the word 'morality' comes up in connection with economics, income distribution and financial stability are usually the issues. Is it moral for rich countries to use such a high proportion of the world's resources or for investment bankers to earn large bonuses?
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The Internet is fascinating but also stupid in a way. You only see two-dimensional images, and you think you've seen it and know it.
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I'm not great at multi-tasking, so when I do one thing... I like to do it 100%.
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In my job I meet many outstanding, world class, British based companies. But we need more companies and more jobs in the companies we have.
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I famously had a huge television producer say to me one time, 'Can you please stop doing that to your face? It's very distracting and unattractive.' And I was like, 'You mean move it? Okay, sorry, I guess we're not going to work together.'
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When a philosopher says something that is true then it is trivial. When he says something that is not trivial then it is false.
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Investments in immunization yield a rate of return on a par with educating our children - and higher than nearly any other development intervention.
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There was a period in my life when I was trying to write standards: songs that everybody recorded. I did a pretty good run of it.
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The most important qualification is that the person I pick be ready to become president if something were to happen.
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I know what it's like not to have food in the fridge or money to buy more.
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I never grew up on Jodeci. I never grew up on things like that 'cause my dad was a preacher, and he kind of kept us away from music like that.
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No matter what I have to say, I'm still trying to say it in comedic form.
