Jim Gaffigan Quotes
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This is who I am: a flyspeck of human vanity in a trillion miles of stone-dead interstellar space; a graceless lump of flesh and fear in a remote desert where nearly everything that I can see or touch is designed to hurt me.
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If you're a thinking person, the liver is interesting, but nothing is more intriguing than the brain.
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A strong, successful man is not the victim of his environment. He creates favorable conditions. His own inherent force and energy compel things to turn out as he desires.
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The Schindler Jews were off-limits in Brunnlitz.
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I've been very fortunate in my collaborators throughout my career.
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I thoroughly enjoy working with kids, whether it's The First Tee or the lesson tee with my grandkids.
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The difficult part was to tell the world that I was finishing.
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My quality of life here in Quebec City is extraordinary.
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Athletes don't like to get up early, but it never bothered me.
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The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.
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During my twenties and thirties, my interest in the political poem increased as my apparent access to it declined. I sensed resistances around me. I was married; I lived in a suburb; I had small children.
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I always believe the rule by king or official leader is outdated. Now we must catch up with the modern world.
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When I say artist I mean the man who is building things - creating molding the earth - whether it be the plains of the west - or the iron ore of Penn. It's all a big game of construction - some with a brush - some with a shovel - some choose a pen.
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Once I dive in, I dive in all the way.
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Each generation must recreate liberty for its own times.
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Show me someone who never gossips, and I will show you someone who is not interested in people.
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I think hip hop is a dance music that's rebellious by nature.
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A finite world can support only a finite population; therefore, population growth must eventually equal zero.
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I begin with humility, I act with humility, I end with humility. Humility leads to clarity. Humility leads to an open mind and a forgiving heart. With an open mind and a forgiving heart, I see every person as superior to me in some way; with every person as my teacher, I grow in wisdom. As I grow in wisdom, humility becomes ever more my guide. I begin with humility, I act with humility, I end with humility.
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Trying to write music, be in a band and keep it all happening is one of the hardest, morale-destroying, heartbreaking things you will ever try to do - and that's when it's going well.
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There is a shy side to me that evaporates when I play on stage, and I like that. I think it's another facet of my character, and I need to do that.
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I was a heart surgeon before I came to Congress, and I've worked many holidays on behalf of my patients.
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I get a lot of fan mail from girls. It's interesting because it's not just the U.S. - you get things from people all over the world. They send these postage stamps and you're like, 'Where do you live?' It's crazy. I'll get letters from the troops, too.
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I'm a comedian, which is the opposite of a lifestyle that equips you to be a parent.
