Fred Allen Quotes
During the Samuel Johnson days they had big men enjoying small talk; today we have small men enjoying big talk.
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People think because I've got some success, I've made it, but in my eyes it's like, 'How long has Jay Z been in the business? How many albums has he got?' Not that I'm trying to be Jay Z, but I am trying to be around for a long time.
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I breathe martial arts every day of my life.
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She knew what all smart women knew: Laughter made you live better and longer.
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I work hard, and I do good, and I'm going to enjoy myself. I'm not going to let you restrict me.
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Don't confuse being stimulating with being blunt.
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Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
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There are millions of people who consume music illegally every month. Just getting them into a legal service will make the music industry way bigger than it's ever been before.
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I feel privileged that I've been able to get anywhere, with my quote-unquote limited mainstream appeal, given my race and subject matter. Of course, I always have my masters to fall back on.
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I just wanted to rollerblade at Union Square.
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Democracies can't handle austerity measures very well.
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Even though I had been boxing, I had no idea I could beat somebody in the ring. And I had no idea I could really take a punch. When I realized that, I really started taking off.
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You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer.
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For me it's about the music, and it always has been. Maybe for some other people it's more about money.
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No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose value must ever increase with the price it has cost us. Our integrity is never worth so much as when we have parted with our all to keep it.
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Everyone has a temper. A temper is an emotion.
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Mike Leigh taught me about making choices - as an actor, you choose between being honest and clever, and with Mike, it's always about being honest. I learned how to behave on a film set from Jim Broadbent. He was a great example of someone with a fantastic career who kept his feet on the ground.
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As you learn who you are, you can better surround yourself with friends who make you a better person, and that sometimes only happens when you disassemble old relationships.
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Without question Gibson guitars are the finest, most revered guitars on the planet.
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I want to continue to produce film, television, and theater, and to make the most amazing music that I've made in my life.
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My philosophy is that I may not like all the questions that you ask, and you may not like all the answers that I give, but this is part of a transparent government.
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I think I will make the Bremen game. I just needed to get back in training.
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My faith is that the only soul a man must save is his own.
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Together they [President Nixon and Secretary Kissinger] pursued ends that frequently had a tenuous link with reality, using means that were not merely disproportionate but counterproductive and untrue to those values they were meant to defend. In fact neither man demonstrated much faith in those values.
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During the Samuel Johnson days they had big men enjoying small talk; today we have small men enjoying big talk.
