George Carlin Quotes
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Maybe the real secret to America's greatness is that we hate one another.
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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.
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I've written 29 damn plays. Isn't that enough?
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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.
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No 17-year-old is just one thing, especially in this day and age. Kids are into all sorts of things.
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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.
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I never really wanted to write and wanted to focus on acting.
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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.
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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.
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The regime is afraid of the people because it knows that free and fair elections will bring about its end.
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Beset by a difficult problem? Now is your chance to shine. Pick yourself up, get to work and get triumphantly through it.
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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?'
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We recognize that the arts are an essential part of San Francisco's cultural vitality.
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I grew up around old stuff that was not necessarily valuable, but certainly unusual.
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I love chocolate chip cookies - really anything with chocolate will do!
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Goals and objectives are based on theories and foundations.
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I have a Rhodesian Ridgeback dog named Lola.
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The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake - you can't learn anything from being perfect.
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I started saying things in church that didn't meet with a lot of approval - like 'Jesus isn't coming back.' They started throwing Bibles.
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So, what we do as individuals matters. It adds up.
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I like soundtracks and I like film.
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'For Those Who Can Tell No Tales' is a story of memory and the energy of places that remain full of drama, pain, and denial.
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I never base a character on someone I know. You can get ideas from real life, but every character you write is some aspect of yourself.
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Don't give your money to the church. They should be giving their money to you.
