Fred Armisen Quotes
That's one of the great things about Los Angeles, that people just play music, and it's all very welcoming and welcomed.
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I collect handkerchiefs. I know that's sort of old-timey, but my mom started the collection for me, and now I have a bunch. Basically, I have a myriad of beautiful handkerchiefs, and I carry them like a grandmother in my purse. And I opt for hankies in any situation.
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The future is much like the present, only longer.
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I think Twitter is the future of communications and Square will be the payment network.
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Second place is just the first place loser.
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If Boston charters can be stymied despite their extraordinary success, charters anywhere can be stopped.
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I get some heat for what English people call 'overproduction.' I don't think my older stuff was overproduced, but I do think that sound has dated.
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I got fired for giving coffee away. It was just my regulars. I'd say, 'Don't worry about it,' and they'd put down a dollar tip. Technically, I was stealing. Ethically, I was boosting morale!
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I might not be the greatest actor, but I walk into every project willing to work hard.
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Modesty means admitting the possibility of error, subsuming the self for the good of the whole, remaining open to surprise and the gifts that only failure can bring. There are many ways to practice it. Try taking up golf. Or making your own bagels. Or raising a teenager.
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In Israel, waves of anger and fear circulate all the time, but so do jokes and gossip and silky evening breezes. So, too, in America.
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What inspired me to become an author? I think it was the snow in New York. I looked out the window and I said, 'Well, I have to get dressed every morning to go to teach, but if I write a book, I can stay home in my bathrobe, eat candy corn.'
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I love speaking at schools. That's always my favorite because I wish I'd had someone who was like me come speak at my school.
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The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.
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It's really important to find something you really enjoy - something you can focus on and be good at.
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I think about death most of the day, every day. We can't escape death, and choosing to ignore it only makes it more scary.
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With Nine Inch Nails, it's all Trent Reznor. So when we get a new record from Nine Inch Nails, it depends on what side of the bed Trent's waking up on and what he's been eating lately and what he's been into. Because he's preparing the whole meal.
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Catholic schools in Indonesia routinely accept non-Catholic students, but exempt them from studying religion. Obama's school documents, though, wrongly list him as being Indonesian.
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I love books.
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Many a poor soul has had to suffer from the weight of the debts on him, finding no rest or peace after death.
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To stay true to your art is such a complicated journey, and Dad clearly has done it.
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I don't really read reviews and comments that much. There just isn't a lot to be gained from it.
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I have to chose my words carefully.
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I think my mother... made it clear that you have to live life by your own terms and you have to not worry about what other people think and you have to have the courage to do the unexpected.
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That's one of the great things about Los Angeles, that people just play music, and it's all very welcoming and welcomed.
