Mel Brooks Quotes
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Sometimes I like to watch TV, though I never get to watch any of the shows in real time. I'm a fan of 'Downton Abbey,' 'Boardwalk Empire,' and 'Boss.' There's a British series called 'Luther,' but in England, they think a series means four episodes. And I like 'Mad Men.' Otherwise, it's always good to unwind with a book.
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Bowie is a musician, but he works like a painter. Thom always thought that we should aspire to that.
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If we took information only from sources with which we agreed on all issues, we would be left with merely quoting ourselves, and we would miss a great deal of truth.
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You eat and sleep it all day long and play on the streets until mom calls you in. My story is no different than anybody else's.
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The artist never really has any control over the impact of his work. If he starts thinking about the impact of his work, then he becomes a lesser artist.
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You won't see me at a microphone singing and tapping my foot. I spend a lot of money on sets, costumes and sound. I believe people deserve a show. I'm a singer, musician, dancer. I work hard, and I'm soaking wet when I come off.
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The first step to stringing the boss up from a lamppost is saying the boss is a moron.
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I suppose I was a frustrated artist. I like fitting things together, and there are plenty of different ways to do that with real estate.
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We need to have women in more powerful positions that are making decisions, so when that 10-year-old girl is looking up and wondering, 'What can I do and what do I want to be when I get older?' She has the opportunity to do and be whatever she wants.
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Sometimes people who are Jewish are held to a higher standard which sometimes we take great pride in.
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The textile industry became a huge deal in 19th century America, kind of like the tech industry is today. And that immigrant tradition continues, especially in tech, America's most dominant and dynamic industry today.
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There's many women now who think, 'Surely we don't need feminism anymore, we're all liberated and society's accepting us as we are'. Which is just hogwash. It's not true at all.
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I'm open to the idea of doing more musicals if it's one that I really enjoy.
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As long as I'm learning every day of my life, I will never feel old. Never. And I don't feel old; I feel in my head and in my heart - I don't know, ageless!
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If we perform as a unit and if every single player gives it his very best, everything can happen.
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For the U.S., as the largest player in the global environment, unintended consequences are magnified.
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On big issues like war in Iraq, but in many other issues they simply must be multilateral. There's no other way around. You have the instances like the global warming convention, the Kyoto protocol, when the U.S. went its own way.
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Every time I get into a Nationwide car after being in a Cup car, I feel so much more comfortable than I did previously.
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The discovery of the Quantized Hall Effect (QHE) was the result of systematic measurements on silicon field effect transistors - the most important device in microelectronics.
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I don't differentiate between personal and professional work. Everything I do is personal.
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Jokes that are gratuitously offensive are synonymous with bad writing to me. I'm offended as a writer first and as a person second.
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The perimeter of the earth is about 3,000,000 stadia and not greater.
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I need to be competing. Coaching is good, but I like to be in the fire.
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If you're quiet, you're not living. You've got to be noisy and colorful and lively.
