Jim Gaffigan Quotes
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Turkey, a powerful and reliable ally of the U.S. through the Cold War, appears to be coming unmoored from Europe and the West and is becoming increasingly sectarian, autocratic, and nationalistic.
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I'm always trying to make myself laugh. I'm the most enthusiastic audience I'm likely to find, so if it doesn't make me smile then it probably won't work on you. The jokes that only make me shrug get cut.
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I certainly don't have any boundaries myself, but I think I'm very aware of other people's.
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Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.
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A nice, steady job I don't need that bad. I'm not that satisfied with it.
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I think I'm really good at forgetting about golf when I'm off the golf course.
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Too many countries that do not play by the free trade rules of the World Trade Organization - including, notably mercantilist China and monopolist Saudi Arabia - have been allowed in, to the detriment of both the WTO and the liberal trading environment it is supposed to sponsor.
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I think there's something in people where they often want to describe their personal experiences, but when it's regarding wealth, they're obviously very guarded. They're very worried about how people are going to react to what they say.
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I bought a pair of Birkenstocks today - let's be real. I wanted a chunky sandal that was functional. That should tell you where I am at as far as fashion.
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New York feels like sometimes it's not part of the United States. So does L.A. Chicago feels like it's a big city that's part of America.
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I want very much to see some sort of compromise reached in the area of immigration... so that we could move on to other issues.
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I was born in St. Louis, but I'm from Maplewood, New Jersey. Maplewood is completely different than the rest of New Jersey. It's very small. It's quietly affluent but more low-key. Lauryn Hill is from my town, though.
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New York is the meeting place of the peoples, the only city where you can hardly find a typical American.
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Before beginning a Hunt, it is wise to ask someone what you are looking for before you begin looking for it.
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Life isn't just about what you can have; it's about what you have to give, what kind of person do you want to be?
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China is growing very quickly and is clearly becoming an important player in the world economy.
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We're always contradicting ourselves. We want people to tell us apart.... ...yet we don't want them to be able to. We want people to get to know us... ...but we also want them to keep their distance. We've always longed for someone to accept us... But we never believed there'd be anyone who would accept our twisted ways. That's why we'll stay locked up tight... ...in our own little private world... ...and throw away the key, so that no one can ever hurt us.
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I beg you not to resort to demonstrations, for they have become nothing but burned paper.
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Within weeks of our premiere, it became obvious that Leonard [Nimoy] and the character of Spock were becoming something of a national phenomenon. ... And to be unflatteringly frank, it bugged me. ... [Then, Gene Roddenberry] said to me the wisest thing he could possibly have uttered. He said, `Don't ever fear having good and popular people around you, because they can only enhance your own performance. The more you can play to these people, the better the show.'
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It's so obvious The Weather Channel is pro hurricane. Fair and balanced my ass.
