Jim Gaffigan Quotes
If someone picks up one thing you've written, you want them to go, 'Wow, this is pretty good.'
Quotes to Explore
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If you want to steal a base, steal a base. Don't make the hitter swing at a bad pitch trying to protect the runner.
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'Empathy' is the latest code word for liberal activism, for treating the Constitution as malleable clay to be kneaded and molded in whatever form justices want. It represents an expansive view of the judiciary in which courts create policy that couldn't pass the legislative branch or, if it did, would generate voter backlash.
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I want to be with those who know secret things or else alone.
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I want to do my hard dives really well, I want to see what my true potential in this sport really is. I want to grasp that.
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Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to get.
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I love this planet... I want to see the environment preserved and I want to see the human race preserved. And I'd like to see everybody living decently in a more equitable, kind-hearted, thoughtful, generous world.
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The only thing I want to say is, I know I'm not Einstein, but I'm not the queen of the imbeciles either.
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People believe what they want to believe.
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We want to believe that we're invulnerable, and that people who get tricked deserve it. Well, they don't. And someday the arrogant types who mock the gullible are likely to get their turn to wear the dunce cap.
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I realized, 'Oh, it's easier to get what I want if I embrace the sex symbol thing.' Microphones are more in my face, and I can say things about the kids that I mentor and open more access to more doors.
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I'm focused on energy only. And I know what I'm talking about. And I don't want to be distracted on other things.
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I pride myself on not being run of the mill. I don't want to be your umpteenth Fantine in 'Les Miz.'
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The worst thing would be for a Canada to develop a Hollywood. This is an industry we are going to have to fight to defend. We have to compete now so productions stay here. We don't want entertainment to be like the steel industry.
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My favorite animal is a polar bear. They're going extinct, and I really don't want that to happen.
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I never really wanted kids. I didn't not want them, but motherhood just wasn't something that pulled at me.
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I want to be in 'Glee', but I'm told I'm not famous enough to be a cameo yet.
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I wouldn't dream of working on something that didn't make my gut rumble and my heart want to explode.
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Exceed your customer's expectations. If you do, they'll come back over and over. Give them what they want - and a little more.
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When you write what you know, you stay in control. One of the first things I encourage my writing students to do is to lose control - say what they want to say, break structure.
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I have a friend - I send her one text and I get 20 texts back. Guys don't want a million texts. It's exhausting.
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My dad tells me that he took us to a pantomime when I was very, very small - panto being a sort of English phenomenon. There's traditionally a part of the show where they'll invite kids up on the stage to interact with the show. I was too young to remember this, but my dad says that I was running up onstage before they even asked us.
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What you learn after you are 40 is that it is just about plugging up holes in the boat. You just hope you have enough corks to plug enough of the holes.
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The world in your mind is as real as the world outside of it.
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If someone picks up one thing you've written, you want them to go, 'Wow, this is pretty good.'
