Jim Gaffigan Quotes
I live in New York City, but it doesn't matter if you're in any large, metropolitan area, there's kind of a little bit of survival-of-the-fittest, so when you encounter kindness or people going out of their way in an empathetic way, it's almost startling.
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My family loves to take me out, and we do regular things like go to the movies. My friends do that as well. At the same time, I love work and I want to be busy all the time!
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In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.
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It's no secret that I'm my dad's biggest fan.
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I want do a Mandarin language movie. It'll probably be the next movie I do after the one I do next.
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I am young, and I think all young guys would love to play a superhero - any superhero - it doesn't matter. I could be a superhero that would just turn into a big blob or something like that, but I could tell all the ladies, 'Hey, I am superhero!'
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What gives the artist real prestige is his imitators.
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I am a just man.
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You count a man's U.S. Amateur titles after he starts winning professional majors. That's something any intelligent golf writer with a sense of history is supposed to know.
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I write in order to attain that feeling of tension relieved and function achieved which a cow enjoys on giving milk.
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Effective teacher support in my mind is the same thing as effective management. Our teachers need strong management, just like anyone in any profession.
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Nobody can write better jokes putting me down than me.
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I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test.
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Ironically, the original Detroit Stock Exchange once sat less than a thousand feet from StockX headquarters here in downtown Detroit. It is only fitting that we are going to build the next iteration of the world's most efficient market invention almost in the same spot.
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People accuse artists of being narcissists - of course we are! If we don't like ourselves, who's going to like us?
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I wear a lot of wigs as Jacques Mesrine. He'd wear multiple wigs and take them off one at a time to rob three banks in one hour.
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Obviously, after every film you do, you wonder what you're going to do next.
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I just wanted to defend football, which is not always easy to do. Those of us who have been in the sport so many years now realise we must protect it and look after it. I was speaking about football, what it means. It is our profession, it has been our lives, and we must take care of it a little.
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When it is important for you to say something and you find a vehicle to say it, then go for it. It is so rare when that happens so I think every minute spent fighting for it is always worth it. Even if nothing ends up happening, it's still worth the fight.
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You know I took an oath to tell the truth when I took the witness stand.
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I don't know if Jim was a major part of that or not. He is one of a small group of real storytellers. He has enormous imagination and ability to write. I'm glad he's coming back. It's going to be good for the show.
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I'm not God, don't intend to be and hope I never have that much power.
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I think there are a lot more writers who are actors than you know; they just don't have roles on famous TV shows that you recognize.
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When people divorce, it's always such a tragedy. At the same time, if people stay together it can be even worse.
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I live in New York City, but it doesn't matter if you're in any large, metropolitan area, there's kind of a little bit of survival-of-the-fittest, so when you encounter kindness or people going out of their way in an empathetic way, it's almost startling.
