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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To me an unnecessary action, or shot, or casualty, was not only waste but sin.
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Every human is an artist. And this is the main art that we have: the creation of our story.
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Writing is the most personal form of prayer.
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I was one of the artistic directors of the Steppenwolf Theatre, which me and many dear buddies started all the way back in 1974, and I have a lot of that in my makeup.
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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.
