Jon Lovitz Quotes
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Read some good, heavy, serious books just for discipline: Take yourself in hand and master yourself.
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There's a long tradition of black folks pleading with white people. It's a tradition that emerges from political necessity, so I get it; I'm just not very interested in it.
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I just didn't expect an acoustic version of Rock'n'Roll All Nite.
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I like 'The Nightly Show.' People ask me what it is, and I say, 'If you're watching 'The Daily Show,' and it feels like it's getting a little darker, you're probably watching 'The Nightly Show.''
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I'm not the type of person to have a schadenfreude.
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Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
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When people say to me 'what do you think of rap music?' my answer is there's no such thing. There's rap and there's music.
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I have to think about how to not spread myself too thin. It's a really great problem to have.
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My dad would pick me up every other Friday at 6 o'clock and drop me off every Sunday at 6 o'clock, and I remember those last couple hours, like around 4 o'clock, my dad would get kind of sad because he knew that he was about to not see me for two more weeks.
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After briefly considering whether to study biology or medicine, I opted for medicine and initiated my studies at the University of Bonn. The first two years were particularly hard, since I simultaneously decided to attend lectures and courses in biology as well.
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I have five horses. My first was a professional jumper named Santos. I got him when I was 18.
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No citizen is a second class citizen in the city of Chicago. If my children are treated one way, every child is treated the same way.
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Some people are enraged, and some people are applauding. If there were a mission statement for graffiti, that would be it.
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I believe in forgiveness.
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To become the best comedian, I must be well-rounded.
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The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.
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I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.
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Dance connects us to the musicality of life and to one another. No one should be denied such basic pleasures.
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I've always wanted to release records in America. That's where I believe the music belongs, and the style and the eclectic musical mix that we put together kind of belongs here.
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I think that if you make a strong statement of principle, even if the folks disagree with you, people will respect you for it.
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There's a certain point, when you're writing autobiographical stuff, where you don't want to misrepresent yourself. It would be dishonest.
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I would study the best, the most flashy, the guys that had that flair, the guys that had that wow. I'd study those fighters, and I made up my mind that I'd be all of those at once.
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It's fun to do something funny and have the director laughing. It makes you feel good.
