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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Is it my end-all and be-all to become a standup comic? No.
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I'm not actually sure I'm grown-up enough for grown-up books.
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Winning is fun... Sure. But winning is not the point. Wanting to win is the point. Not giving up is the point. Never letting up is the point. Never being satisfied with what you've done is the point.
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'Walking the Bible' describes the year that I spent retracing the five books of Moses through the desert, and I was actually working on a follow-up, which would look at the rest of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament.
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Printed books usually outlive bookstores and the publishers who brought them out. They sit around, demanding nothing, for decades. That's one of their nicest qualities - their brute persistence.
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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.
