Jerry Lewis Quotes
I tell young comics, 'Do you want this badly enough? It's there. But you have to go get it. And if you think I'm going to give you the key to the lock of that door, there is no key, there is no lock, and there is no door.'
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I've been told I have an aggressive driving style.
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I was fortunate enough to visit a lot of beautiful places around the world. The most astonishing and memorable experiences were my trips to Africa and Australia.
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We believe in peace and peaceful development, not only for ourselves but for people all over the world.
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I learned a lot doing 'Wolverine,' and I was also very fortunate, in the sense that I got to do a huge number of visual effects shots.
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I like to give my inhibitions a bath now and then.
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As governor, I'm spending my time focused in three areas: creating jobs, reducing the expense of government and schools.
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I don't like to define my music. To me, music is pure emotion. It's language that can communicate certain emotions and the rhythms cuts across genders, cultures and nationalities. All you need to do is close your eyes and feel those emotions.
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Kennedy was a man who liked writers and even I got invited to the White House.
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It's so fascinating to think about how each snowflake is completely individual - there are millions and millions of them, but each one is so unique.
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There are a lot of countries, oil-producing countries, that aren't very democratic, but supported by the United States. That's odd.
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I don't see myself as a diva at all.
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So often, when we don't have people that can be representative or symbolic of leadership and of faith, of purpose, in that absence we become bitter and resentful.
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I want to reach the heights of stardom beyond my imagination.
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Museums are not normally presenting the works on the walls as provocations to work. It's more like going to a Jacuzzi.
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If you cry over a guy, then your friends can't date him. It can't even be considered.
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One should know their body types well to experiment with trends.
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It's hard to juggle being a businessperson with being a creative person. You have to organize yourself - PR needs me for PR, and the licensing division needs me for licensing, the bridal people need me for bridal.
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Thanks to every gay person in public and non-public life who has come out.
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And I missed it by two feet. It makes me understand and appreciate what the ball does do on its way into the plate.
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We load up on oat bran in the morning so we'll live forever. Then we spend the rest of the day living like there's no tomorrow.
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A lot of actresses start out modeling because it's a great way to sort of get your foot in the door. That's all it is, though. They open the door, and you have to walk through it.
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I know there are people, if I go into a market or a city for the first time, there are people that are there that just want to see the famous person, or the guy from 'Dumb and Dumber' or whatever movie they liked. And that's fine, it gets them in the door, but then it's my job to give them something different.
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Today I stand before the world organization which has succeeded to the mantle discarded by its discredited predecessor.
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I tell young comics, 'Do you want this badly enough? It's there. But you have to go get it. And if you think I'm going to give you the key to the lock of that door, there is no key, there is no lock, and there is no door.'
