James Carl Inkanish, Jr. (Jimmy Carl Black) Quotes
In my opinion, Lenny Bruce was more of an influence on Zappa's satirical lyric's than anyone that I know of.
Quotes to Explore
-
Plastic surgery is a postmodern veil.
-
It seems to me that 'women's writing' by nature would not seek equivalence in the male world. It would be a writing that sought to express a distinction, not deny it.
-
Sometimes I wonder where I am from. I am either way ahead or I come from another world. I don't recognise this world.
-
I don't do negative things.
-
I've always believed that a good twist is one that, when it is presented to the audience, half of them say, 'I saw that coming.' And half of them are completely and totally shocked. Because if you don't have the half that saw it coming, then it wasn't fair: You never gave the audience a chance to guess it.
-
Layering in different patterns will keep things from appearing too studied.
-
I've always fought as a heavyweight, and I didn't see any reason to fight at a lighter weight.
-
It's good to have to put yourself in someone else's skin. It's all-consuming.
-
For skincare, I'm a Clean and Clear girl. Especially with the humidity in Georgia, Clean and Clear has been pretty good to me with all of the makeup we have to wear. My skin really responds to that product. I'm also a big fan of Kiehl's under-eye avocado cream.
-
Writers are so important.
-
I still sing every day - in the shower or on the set all day. I'm sure everyone will tell you that I never shut up. But it's not in the capacity that I would like to.
-
A manager should stay as far away as possible from his players. I don't know if I said ten words to Frank Robinson while he played for me.
-
Although I have lived in Manhattan since 1992, for the better part of two decades I have remained in blissful oblivion of all matters sportif.
-
As youngsters, my mother taught her children that while we might not be the smartest people around, we could be courteous, polite and considerate of others.
-
Kids and adults are treated differently on sets. Being a kid, you can get away with anything, and it looks cute. But as an adult, it's a whole new journey.
-
Early Islam was a time of great creativity. Scholars excelled in sciences and literature.
-
The jests of the rich are ever successful.
-
It was horrifying. You wouldn't believe how people are treated there. You could see that these people had withdrawn so far that they just lived in their own minds. They did terrible things to themselves.
-
I come from Wall Street, and you'll never see me do a PowerPoint because I'm all about Excel spreadsheets. If it's not in the numbers, I don't care how strategic it is; it doesn't play out.
-
I go to parties sometimes until four, it's hard to leave when you can't find the door.
-
If you have evidence that C1 is a cause of E, and no evidence as to whether C2 is also a cause of E, then C1 seems to be a better explanation of E than C1&C2 is, since C1 is more parsimonious. I call the version of Ockham's razor used here "the razor of silence." The better explanation of E is silent about C2; it does not deny that C2 was a cause. The problem changes if you consider two conjunctive hypotheses.
-
The Scoutmaster guides the boy in the spirit of an older brother... He has simply to be a boy-man, that is: (1) He must have the boy spirit in him: and must be able to place himself in the right plane with his boys as a first step. (2) He must realise the needs, outlooks and desires of the different ages of boy life. (3) He must deal with the individual boy rather than with the mass. (4) He then needs to promote a corporate spirit among his individuals to gain the best results.
-
Because I am so intensely identified with opinion and analysis and contextualization, I think I just need, for my own psychological benefit, a small island in which I can stand and say, 'I'm going to sit this one out.'
-
In my opinion, Lenny Bruce was more of an influence on Zappa's satirical lyric's than anyone that I know of.
