Matt Groening Quotes
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I really like using the softening cream. It helps me go out there with confidence to do what I need to do, and at the same time, it's very functional and helps keep the hair out of my mouth so I can focus on pitching.
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I am very close to my brother Ramesh Babu. When my father was away for shootings, my brother would take care of me, and I am very close to him, and yes, Dad's always special.
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Dell fills its computers with crapware, collecting fees from McAfee and other vendors to pre-install 'trial' versions.
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We need to build systems that can automatically figure out what's high quality and what's not, and encourage users to contribute high-quality content. There's a lot of technical challenges in that.
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The difference between the Bush I war against Iraq and the Bush II war against Iraq is that in the first one, we appealed to the sentiments and interests of the different groupings in the region and had them with us. In the second one, we did it on our own, on the basis of false premises, with extremely brutality and lack of political skill.
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When you're young, you don't think very far ahead. You just think in terms of the next day, the next week, the next competition. You don't think about injuries that could threaten your long-term health.
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It's often out of my own insecurity. If I'm picky, it's for that reason. I want to be able to bring my best to the table. So if I'm not connecting to something, then I'm not gonna hold up my end of the bargain, and that's really embarrassing.
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When a song wants to be written, it will be written.
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I've got to let the people who are in the business run the business. I can help them think through their decisions about products, about partners, about hiring. But in the end, the decisions are theirs, and so is the responsibility.
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I grew up in the theatre. It's where I got my start. Writing a television drama with theatrical dialogue about the theatre is beyond perfection.
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Always remember: the alleviation of poverty is never a political or economic issue - it is moral.
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Even if it's a wonderful life, you wanna go somewhere and see the way other people reflect on the world and the lives that we're all living... I think regional theater is the life blood of our cultural lives.
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On a scale from 1-10, my ambition is probably 11 or 12.
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I could never change the overall feel of my music. That's why people like me - I don't follow trends, and I don't follow crowds.
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I'm feminine, but I wouldn't say that I'm girly in any way at all.
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The waves belong to the Ganges, not the Ganges to the waves. A man cannot realize God unless he gets rid of all such egotistic ideas as 'I am such an important man' or 'I am so and so'. Level the mound of 'I' to the ground by dissolving it with tears of devotion.
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That happy age when a man can be idle with impunity.
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That beats any meat injection … that beats any fuckin cock in the world … Ali gasps, completely serious. It unnerves us tae the extent that ah feel ma ain genitals through ma troosers tae see if they're still thair.
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The clarinet chose me more than I chose the clarinet.
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I loved being in the room with Mamet as a director - he is the most generous, funny, delightful person to work for every day.
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Reduce your plan to writing. The moment you complete this, you will have definitely given concrete form to the intangible desire.
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'Consigned to everlasting fire,' said Nicholas in a faint voice. He had gone white as chalk.'No, you medieval imbecile!' Edward clenched his fists. 'You still have no grasp of the truth, have you? Leave your angels and devils in the trash of history, where they belong.'
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In order to have a decent chance to be a communicating species, you would have to learn to think and plan and act over time scales of a century or a millennium.
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I'm a writer who just happens to draw.
