Fred Armisen Quotes
I work better when I'm juggling projects. Nothing worse than watching someone really embrace what they're doing if they love it too much.
Quotes to Explore
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The contributions of African Americans, Native Americans, and immigrants throughout our nation's history are undeniable, but the tendency to overlook their gallant efforts is pervasive and persistent.
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I'm a Canadian. Outside Canada I carry the flag. Canadian nationalism isn't as insidious as American nationalism, though. It's good natured. It's all about maple syrup, not war.
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I like beautiful clothing. I love Bergdorfs.
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When talking about writing, I often use the analogy of archaeology. There are these great tunes all around. Your skill as a musician allows you to pick them out without breaking them.
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I don't try to just be a blues singer – I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.
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The stage of the development of the productive forces determines the political and ideological superstructure of society which are crystallized into a system of social organization.
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I was very involved with school by the time I was 15 and wasn't working much as a model.
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My target is to give everything, and only if we win the trophies will I be relaxed.
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I've been a big astrophysics nut since I was 12. I have always had a real soft spot for the bizarreness of quantum mechanics. But I gave up on being a scientist in high school - I'm just not that good at math.
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I think Hillary Clinton is a good and effective secretary of state.
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I tend to like simple music. And clever, succinct lyrics. Songs that don't try to be more than they need to to be effective, to stir up something emotionally within you.
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I had to get out of America to get a professional life going where I could actually make a living.
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Music is love, love is music, music is life, and I love my life. Thank you and good night.
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Basically, I tend to see the world differently to other people, and I write books and stories to alter the imagination of people so that they also see the world in a different way.
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Patients who trust their doctors and have a psychological expectation of getting better could trigger a reaction in their body.
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Am I a criminal? The world knows I'm not a criminal. What are they trying to put me in jail for? You've lost common sense in this society because of religious fanaticism and dogma.
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Writing is the supreme solace.
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We sat around and I fed them barbecue and whiskey. And pretty soon everyone started to compete with each other on the guitars. It seemed the more everyone drank and ate, the more everyone got into it.
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One of the things I did when I discovered this huge importance of being vulnerable is very happily moved away from the shame research, because that's such a downer, and people hate that topic. It's not that vulnerability is the upside, but it's better than shame, I guess.
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I'm going to the gym six days a week. I'm eating right. Well-balanced diet. I drink a juice smoothie every morning.
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When Bruce Lee gets his cameo in 'The Green Hornet' - as one of the drawings in Kato's notebook - it clarifies what the film is: an unrealized sketch. A sketch can afford to allude to a point of view. Moviemakers need to show their point of view, something this shrug of a movie never gets around to doing.
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I have that love for music, when you are finding either old gems that you never heard or newer stuff that perks your ear. It keeps you trying to look for new stuff to write about it. You don't spin your wheels. I take that same approach to music and books.
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Here's how I work: It's 2013, and most marketers are operating like it's 2009. I'm always trying to market like it's 2015, but not like it's 2020. A lot of my contemporaries who understand where the world is going, go too far out, and aren't practical. I have always prided myself on being visionary, with a heavy practicality.
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I work better when I'm juggling projects. Nothing worse than watching someone really embrace what they're doing if they love it too much.
