Jerry Lewis Quotes
If you're an old pro, you know how well you're doing when you're doing it, and your inner government spanks you if you're not doing well.
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When once the itch of literature comes over a man, nothing can cure it but the scratching of a pen. But if you have not a pen, I suppose you must scratch any way you can.
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Posterity makes the judgments. There are going to be a lot of surprises in store for everybody.
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I was raised Catholic, but the devil was never with a pitchfork.
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I always assumed that everyone knew no country would ever be awarded a World Cup without pricey gifts exchanging hands under the tables.
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New York as an industry is the best city for real estate. You're in a very transparent market. If you need to liquidate, you make three phone calls and you could sell something, even in the worst market. It is also less forgiving; if you make a mistake you can lose money.
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I did modelling for a year, but then I always wanted to be an actress.
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One of the ingredients that made Cheers work so well was the great ensemble of actors we had. That's the case with any good series.
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Even if I wore a hat and a wig, you can always tell it's me.
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Revenge is a way of life and definitely some thing that we identify with. We all feel cheated in some way about some thing and how nice it would be to do something about it. I mean ultimately it's not the most Christian of sentiments.
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No one wants to hear everything that's in your head. They just want you to live up to what comes out of your mouth.
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I think both of my parents are unique in the way they don't live their lives as celebrities. They're both artists, first and foremost. My mom lives a very private life. So does my father. You don't really see them in the tabloids or anything like that. I think that's definitely a decision you can make.
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Becoming a mother has been the best experience of my life, and I wouldn't trade it for anything.
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When it comes down to that moment, when it's me against you, you know in your head whether you worked hard enough. You can try to lie to yourself. You can try to tell yourself that you put in the time. But you know - and so do I.
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As we know, while our species remains alive, everybody has the sacred duty to be optimistic. Ethically, any other behaviour wouldn't be admissible.
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I will tell you, I'm a lousy cook, but I think I'm a pretty good judge of a good meal.
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'I’m not a demagogue.''That’s too bad. That leaves the field to people who are demagogues-to the Jarrets of the world. And there have always been Jarrets. Probably there always will be.'
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Sing the rapturous love-song unto me! Burn to me perfumes! Wear to me jewels! Drink to me, for I love you! I love you!
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The first gift my husband ever gave me was a pack of index cards. I'm pretty sure the second was a 'Powers' scriptbook. This was well before either of us worked for Marvel.
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They've tried to manufacture other Marilyn Monroes and they will undoubtedly keep trying. But it won't work. She was an original.
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A whole stack of memories never equal one little hope.
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A new type of thinking is essential if mankind is to survive and move toward higher levels.
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In a lot of African music, the singers are just singing whatever they feel at the time - because the instrumentation is repetitive, they can come and go as they please. That's how we approach it. Not verse-chorus-verse.
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If you're an old pro, you know how well you're doing when you're doing it, and your inner government spanks you if you're not doing well.
