George Jean Nathan Quotes
The test of a real comedian is whether you laugh at him before he opens his mouth.
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There is one confrontation scene toward the end of the picture. In the middle of the scene, I thought, That's Sean Connery! I don't know how else to describe Sean Connery. I still feel that way.
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If I want popularity, I go to a chef's convention.
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I have a strong upper body; I'm an arms swimmer, and I always have been.
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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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I can't take the theater side out of myself.
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Back in 1999 and 2000, a few of us... a very few of us... Douglas Clegg, Seth Godin and I... offered free electronic copies of our books in an effort to reach an audience we otherwise wouldn't have reached and to test out a new marketing concept for books. Despite the industry screaming we were crazy, it worked.
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During my captivity, I felt abandoned by everyone apart from my family and supporters, because there was no part of the political spectrum that would want me released.
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I'll promise to go easier on drinking and to get to bed earlier, but not for you, fifty thousand dollars, or two-hundred and fifty thousand dollars will I give up women. They're too much fun.
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The true character of ministry is a servants heart.
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Only a few good leaders have paused to reflect seriously on being leaders.
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As the future is never known with certainty, the evaluation of the prospective benefits requires the formation of expectations. An acceptable house, partner or job, then, is one that offers an expected stream of future benefit that has a value in excess of the option to continue to search for an even better alternative.
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I'm definitely not a super great guitarist. Ultimately, I just write a lot of love songs.
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Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm. But the harm does not interest them.
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The pressure on women to be thin is like a plague. I have gone through my life, like a lot of women, rating my experiences on the basis of, 'Was I thin at that time or fat?' And it doesn't seem to let up.
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Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?
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If Wal-Mart invests a billion dollars and others invest $100 million, Wal-Mart is going to grow more.
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Without hope we are lost.
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If you care about yourself and what you do, you get nervous about it. You just don't take the money and go home.
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One of the reasons I've never done intensive psychotherapy or any of that stuff is that if there's anything in me that needs fixing, I want to know that I can rely on my own intuition to fix it.
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There are souls, he thought, whose umbilicus has never been cut. They never got weaned from the universe. They do not understand death as an enemy; they look forward to rotting and turning into humus.
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When I joined the Mumfords I made a commitment to them so they'll always come first. But I'm a bit of a workaholic and Communion helps me get a grip on dealing with my life.
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I think everybody can be as fit as they can be for their particular body if they work out and eat healthily.
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Clap for the heavy weight champ ME But I couldn't do it all alone WE
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The test of a real comedian is whether you laugh at him before he opens his mouth.
