George Carlin Quotes
Let me get a sip of water here...you figure this stuff is safe to drink? audience yells 'No' Actually, I don't care, I drink it anyway. You know why? 'Cause I'm an American and I expect a little cancer in my food and water. I'm a loyal American and I'm not happy unless I let government and industry poison me a little bit every day.
Quotes to Explore
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The fundamental difficulty that most novelists face when they are trying to adapt their own book into a screenplay is realizing that a screenplay is a completely different way of storytelling, and it has limitations.
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Calling Rand Paul 'the most interesting man in politics' is an invitation to an argument - but one we suspect he'd love to have.
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One of the great upsides to a national book tour is the chance to break out of television's cocoon and interact directly with the American people.
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In Kenya, I met wonderful girls; girls who wanted to help their communities. I was with them in their school, listening to their dreams. They still have hope. They want to be doctor and teachers and engineers.
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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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I love this country very much, and I'm proud to live here, but I think our current administration is extreme. These are not merely conservative people, these are extreme right-wing people.
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Actor's life is very long.
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I began directing episodes, which was a great light every couple of months. We never short-changed our audience, but it became something that you had to work at rather than something that was a pleasure.
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As women, we must speak out, speak up, say no to our inheritance of loss and yes to a future of women-led dialogue about women's rights and value.
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Some of the craziest people I've met, in my life, are some of the most brilliant people I've met.
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Key metaphors help determine what and how we perceive and how we think about our perceptions.
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I love working with the right actor, and if the right actor happens to be unknown, that should be allowed, too, I think.
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For me retiring wasn't hard once I knew that that was the decision I was going to make.
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If there's 'game' in the title, I'm there! Ready to play!
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Well - I was brought up as a Southern Baptist.
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People hear the soul, black influence in my voice. I grew up listening to CKLW and all the black stations like WLBS.
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Whatever China I'd been born into, I would probably still have become a painter - I loved sketching portraits as a child, and began art classes at the age 7. But if China hadn't been under Maoist rule, I might never have become a writer.
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Your aim will be knowledge and wisdom, not the reflected glamour of fame.
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Many medical students, like most American patients, confuse science and technology. They think that what it means to be a scientific doctor is to bring to bear the maximum amount of technology on any given patient. And this makes them dangerous.
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When you're on the road and moving city to city, when someone isn't there at the end of the night, you feel empty.
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For me, Romesco is one of the greatest sauces in the world.
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I wonder what the retirement age is in the novel business. The day you die.
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All you ever really want is a great character and great writing. As an actor, that's the juiciest sandwich you could ever ask for.
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Let me get a sip of water here...you figure this stuff is safe to drink? audience yells 'No' Actually, I don't care, I drink it anyway. You know why? 'Cause I'm an American and I expect a little cancer in my food and water. I'm a loyal American and I'm not happy unless I let government and industry poison me a little bit every day.
