Jeff Dunham Quotes
Stand-up comedy is tough right now. Anybody can come to a concert, tape you, and put you up on the Internet. You either fight it or embrace it.
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I don't mind you thinking I'm stupid, but don't talk to me like I'm stupid.
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People think I am America's party girl, which is just stupid. I have done 24 movies and I am creating my own TV show.
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I like independent films... European films. I do go and see popular films as well because my kids force me.
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Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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No one would feel embarrassed about seeking help for a child if they broke their arm - and we really should be equally ready to support a child coping with emotional difficulties.
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I started working out, eating a good diet, and just did everything I could that I thought would benefit me. I also started studying a lot harder in school. It matured me a remarkable amount and made me completely focused.
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We're living at a time where if you do a Google search for a 'show, review and network,' you'll get 'The New York Times' and Pete Billingsley from a town you've never heard of on the same results page. It's kind of democratizing the process so that everyone has access to a distribution system to express themselves.
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It's fun to play dress up for work, but when you have those off-days, it's nice to just be low-key.
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One can resist the invasion of an army but one cannot resist the invasion of ideas.
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If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect.
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You don't need a machine to make pasta: a rolling pin and a fast hand can create a smooth, if thick, sheet.
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I've always kept a low profile, and I like it that way.
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A lot of things come with fame, whether it's losing friends or losing family.
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There's something extremely bizarre about the way people consume media now.
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The potential for regional conflict in the absence of an internationally active America is real.
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But the one thing that I did do was establish myself as a good actor.
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I never sing in the shower either.
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Change is the one thing we can be sure of.
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We don't over-manage projects like the studios do.
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Some smashes have been timed at more than 250 mph, so you get less than a second to react. People who see a professional badminton match up close are always shocked at the speed.
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When I went into a start-up in tech, I knew I could always go back to a law firm.
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I think the way you build a company for the future has to include social impact; it has to be part of the fabric of your company. I think when you do that, you invariably end up with much better outcomes, even in the short-term.
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Nostalgia can be extremely powerful in the right hands: think of the intense longing in the films Andrei Tarkovsky made after he left the U.S.S.R. They wring your soul.
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Stand-up comedy is tough right now. Anybody can come to a concert, tape you, and put you up on the Internet. You either fight it or embrace it.
