Jim Gaffigan Quotes
Manhattan's probably one of the bluest parts in the country, and Indiana's definitely one of the redder states. I have sympathy for both sides.
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One of the tragedies of modern times is that people have come to believe that something said by someone in the past, perhaps for illustrative or provocation purposes, actually represents that person's beliefs at the time.
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Execution as punishment is barbaric and unnecessary.
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I don't get hung up a lot on angst.
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I remember when people actually wore coats and ties to theatre every night. They don't anymore. It's very different.
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I'm an artist at heart.
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My mum always liked poetry, and she had pictures on the wall, so there was this visual stuff around.
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One morning I woke up and was plunged into psychological shock. I had forgotten I was free.
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There's a policy now of opening the doors to the outside world.
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There are Anarchists in other parts of the world who are unable to, comprehend the position of the Spanish Anarchists. I do not pretend to censor these Anarchists.
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Maven is very much a haunting presence in 'Glass Sword.' His influence is everywhere, and he dogs Mare and Cal like no other. He's my favorite character to write because he's so complex, but also because he affects everyone else so deeply. He's kind of like the source of gravity. Everyone moves around him and what he's done.
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A Constitution should be short and obscure.
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I wasn't being bullied at school at this point. I had a group of friends, and I was isolated because I wasn't communicating with my parents. I wasn't telling them what I was going through.
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I've just finished reading 'The Second Plane,' and I think it's some of the best non-fiction I've ever read.
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I don't know what would have happened to Wal-Mart if we had laid low and never stirred up the competition. My guess is that we would have remained a strictly regional operator.
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Doing comedy is one of the best gifts in life.
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While I did not get any formal training in acting, every summer vacation, from the age of five, my father would take me to Ooty with him, and I would do films as a child star. I did over 10 films like that, and it was understood that post finishing my education, I would become an actor.
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If people think I look good, it's the make-up.
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I know that inner wisdom is more precious than wealth. The more you spend it, the more you gain.
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It is important to always look forward.
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There is a kind of woman who is economically powerful, professionally powerful, who threatens a white male grip on power that has a long historic precedent in the country. Independent women living outside of marriage threaten all kinds of things about the way power is supposed to work.
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You can't do every movie - although I do a lot of them - and the thing I'm longing to do is... it's not that I think I'm funny... but I long to do a situation comedy.
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For a long time I was interested in being a social worker. In a lot of ways I feel that that's all my music is, trying to help people.
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Manhattan's probably one of the bluest parts in the country, and Indiana's definitely one of the redder states. I have sympathy for both sides.
