Jim Gaffigan Quotes
I didn't choose to be the guy who talks about the mundane - it's just who I am and it's what kind of works for me.
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God gets you to the plate, but once your there your on your own.
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I think I would like to see more roles for South Asian performers that are more inclusive and part of the American Diaspora, the American tapestry, perhaps the way that African American and Hispanic roles have developed.
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Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only the top half of each slice.
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You know you've made your mark when you're on the cover of a videogame.
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The fact we don't have a lunar base has nothing to do with the technology. It has to do with public commitment and societal support.
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Hebrew is the language I use to thank the Creator and, also, to swear on the road.
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The taps with the bat on the spikes are one for my grandmother, one for my grandfather, one for my little sister. Then the one on the helmet is showing faith in God that I can do it.
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Television is more of a business. You can't take as many risks, because there's so many channels now, and the advertising's dropping.
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I don't follow anything blindly. I have to know the entire thing, if I have to get in to it. It might sound funny to you, but it's like using English language. I use an English word only when I know its meaning and understand its connotation. You won't hear me say, 'What's up, dude' or anything like that just for the heck of it.
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I can get a better grasp of what is going on in the world from one good Washington dinner party than from all the background information NBC piles on my desk.
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If I could get the respect of 14-year-olds, I'm happy. They're the toughest audience.
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All of my songs are autobiographical.
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How are we to live with the desert, in the desert, within the desert?
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I acted when I was a real little kid. My mother was an actress in a Miami theater company comprised of actors from Cuba like her and I was the default kid.
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Russia can be quite a dangerous place sometimes, but I never think about it.
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Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.
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A noble soul and real poetic talent are almost always inseparable.
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I really like one-on-one, rich relationships.
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Cars can have a hypnotic effect. You can get in a car and get out and not really remember the trip.
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Angela [Merkel] and I also agreed the need for a comprehensive and humane response to the devastating humanitarian crisis in Syria and for the influx of migrants and refugees from around the world. We need to build on the progress achieved at the U.N. Refugee Summit, which yielded new commitments from some 50 nations and organizations.
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I'm not a guy who needs to read motivation books.
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I didn't choose to be the guy who talks about the mundane - it's just who I am and it's what kind of works for me.
