George Carlin Quotes
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In the long winter evenings he talked to Ma about the Western country. In the West the land was level, and there were no trees. The grass grew thick and high.
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I am now in a position to choose roles. I did not have so many offers before 'Queen,' but now things have changed a lot.
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I think punditry serves no purpose.
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Fashion is something which is non-lasting; it's ephemeral.
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As most actors/actresses, I don't like to watch my own movies, either, and I never look at the dailys while filming.
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One of the things jazz has always excelled at is translating the reality of the times through its musical prism.
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You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
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We should allow people to purchase health insurance across state lines. That will create a true 50-state national marketplace which will drive down the cost of low-cost, catastrophic health insurance.
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In Hollywood, there's a network of creative executives, and when they hear something is good, it catches fire.
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And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee, the fountain of all wisdom and to appear forever before Thy face.
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Imam Rauf and his backers have every legal right to build their extravagant Islamic center within the lethal radius of Ground Zero. But the rest of us have the right to question why they insist on doing so.
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God does arithmetic.
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Let someone else be the world's greatest actress. I'll be the world's greatest baseball fan.
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Being surrounded by love and people that care about your heart is the dream. That's what I would like on my last day.
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The problem with forbearance is that it always looks like a good thing to do until it stops working.
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My grandfather worked in a shoe factory - he was an Italian immigrant. My father was the first to go to college in the family.
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I know it's surprising, but there is a generation of people who haven't seen a Bond movie. They have no idea what it is. I want to entertain them as much as anyone else.
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When you take a shower in space, you have to press the water onto your body to clean yourself, and then you gotta vacuum it off.
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President Erdogan has been my personal friend for a long time.
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In order to raise money from somebody, you have to understand who is this person, not to deceive them but to understand them. What would be their motives for contributing money? Why do these people contribute money to some places, but not to others? That's attunement - treating everybody well, but not treating everybody the same.
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We have agreed. They (Pakistan) have agreed to withdraw troops from the present positions. There is no two opinion about it, both sides have agreed.
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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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And I think the blessing of heaven is on Bush. It's just the way it is.
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I used to be Irish Catholic; Now I'm an American. You know, you grow.
