George Carlin Quotes
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Maybe the real secret to America's greatness is that we hate one another.
P. J. O'Rourke -
I just got to hear every note. After I left Birdland, I started working at the Jazz Gallery. In the end, I still couldn't play, but I knew how to listen. I was probably the world's best listener.
Carla Bley -
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I've written 29 damn plays. Isn't that enough?
Harold Pinter -
I don't know if it's irrational, and I would never say this before, but I think I'm a little bit agoraphobic when I'm in huge crowds of people. I mean, it's claustrophobic, probably – small spaces and large groups of people, anxiety rises for me.
Taylor Hanson Hanson -
No 17-year-old is just one thing, especially in this day and age. Kids are into all sorts of things.
Naomi Scott -
The rich don't win elections. They support the money, but what percentage of America are rich? What is it, 2 percent? But they all have one vote.
Larry King
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I never really wanted to write and wanted to focus on acting.
Abby Elliott -
You know, I think I did originally have some sort of idea of maybe a Where Eagles Dare kind of mission against impossible odds, but it really sort of died before I had a chance to really go anywhere with it, and then just doing the book was out of the question.
Garth Ennis -
If you come to a negotiation table saying you have the final truth, that you know nothing but the truth and that is final, you will get nothing.
Harri Holkeri -
The regime is afraid of the people because it knows that free and fair elections will bring about its end.
Viktor Yushchenko -
Beset by a difficult problem? Now is your chance to shine. Pick yourself up, get to work and get triumphantly through it.
Ralph Marston -
Success is so fleeting; even if you get a good book deal, or your book is a huge success, there's always the fear: 'What about the next one?'
Dani Shapiro
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We recognize that the arts are an essential part of San Francisco's cultural vitality.
Gavin Newsom -
I grew up around old stuff that was not necessarily valuable, but certainly unusual.
Gail Z. Martin -
I love chocolate chip cookies - really anything with chocolate will do!
Laura Wilkinson -
Goals and objectives are based on theories and foundations.
Abdolkarim Soroush -
I have a Rhodesian Ridgeback dog named Lola.
Hannah Kearney -
The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake - you can't learn anything from being perfect.
Adam Osborne
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I think Hollywood wants to be safe. The things you do first become your calling card, and I think people just sort of go, 'Well, we know he can do that.' They kind of put you in that hole.
Falk Hentschel -
I'm so American that I had grandfathers who actually fought a battle against each other.
Betty Parsons -
Singer/songwriters spend two or three years making an album, and then it goes up for sale and everybody pirates it and you don't make any money. Whereas, writing a film score you still get presented with a paycheck.
Cliff Martinez -
The entire world economy rests on the consumer; if he ever stops spending money he doesn't have on things he doesn't need -- we're done for.
Bill Bonner -
Nine out of 10 times these guys will hit it-they'll be on something incredibly funny, but one out of 10, two out of 10, they'll fall flat on their faces. That's what makes them great actors: they take those chances, they don't play it safe.
Peter Farrelly -
Don't give your money to the church. They should be giving their money to you.
George Carlin