John Britton Quotes
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I think, in general, when you're doing comedy, you're having a good time regardless of the comedy table tennis that you're playing. I think you want that, too: you're rooting for two characters to be together, and you should feel that even when they're angry at each other, they're still in synch with each other.
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Love and understand the Italians, for the people are more marvellous than the land.
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I see myself as a citizen of the planet. Even as a child, I always found it mindless to root for your own team. I was puzzled by the fact that people said their own team was better than other teams simply because it was theirs.
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I thought I could, and thought I would, swim a lot quicker - much quicker.
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The first play I wrote was called 'Twenty-five.' It was played by our company in Dublin and London, and was adapted and translated into Irish and played in America.
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The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.
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Now that we've transitioned to more Smart TVs, where people are broadcasting their cable box, I hope that Geek & Sundry is something that people will click on in the future, knowing that they're going to get content that they love.
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What scares me? Oh, now that's a big question. I don't know what scares me – cockroaches, nuclear apocalypse. Fear is an interesting thing. It has a place in all of our lives. I try to be as fearless as possible. I don't always succeed, but I like to think I try.
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I'm always doing something musically - when I'm working or when I'm off.
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I've tried to quit writing several times, but I enjoy it too much.
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The ties between the Obama White House and the hip-hop community are genuine.
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I don't want three million people digesting my private life over their cornflakes.
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Since Europe is dependent on imports of energy and most of its raw materials, it can be subdued, if not quite conquered, without all those nuclear weapons the Soviets have aimed at it simply through the shipping routes and raw materials they control.
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It's still stiff and still sore. It's the same as yesterday. I'm day to day.
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The two cities I've found very hard to leave in my life were New York and Buenos Aires.
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I can beat any two players in this tournament by myself. If I need any help, I'll let you know.
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They say golf came easy to me because I was a good athlete, but there's not any girl on the LPGA Tour who worked near as hard as I did in golf. It's the toughest game I ever tackled.
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I'm going to play with physics, whenever I want to, without worrying about any importance whatsoever.
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I intend to leave after my death a large fund for the promotion of the peace idea, but I am skeptical as to its results.
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I really enjoy the immediacy of the 'knife and gun clubs,' as they're so callously called. Emergency is a great place to learn about people.
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Playing without the fundamentals is like eating without a knife and fork. You make a mess.
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There is not $136 million in the state emergency fund to resolve the problem.
