Carl Reiner Quotes
My father was a watchmaker and an inventor. I saw him working in the house every day. The work ethic, I got from him. He worked hard and he never complained about it.
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The irony is that Washington was, in reality, very much like Benedict Arnold. The big difference was that Washington was ultimately able to control his emotions, something Arnold never learned to do.
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The artistic part of us all - I think that the easiest way to appreciate this - is through architecture. Architecture is very impressive; the beauty of buildings, temples.
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There are times in my life when I just want to be by myself.
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This is the people's money, and we need to use it on their priorities. Increasing the pay of members of Congress is not their priority.
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Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Kuwait.
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Your mind is what makes everything else work.
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Very often, the judgments by ordinary citizens may be better than those by professional economists, being more rooted in reality and less narrowly focused.
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It's fun to play dress up for work, but when you have those off-days, it's nice to just be low-key.
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My defensiveness in life really helps me as a driver.
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We believed that to understand literature, you had to understand its place in history and culture.
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I'm not always angry. In fact, I think I usually go out of my way to try to find roles that don't seem to be like me.
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I am not surprised that other gases may participate in cellular signaling and regulation. Our early work with nitric oxide was just the beginning. I'm sure more will be discovered.
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Exposing your ignorance is how you get somebody to embrace you.
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Spend enough time around success and failure, and you learn a reverence for possibility.
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I've completely fallen in love with the U.K., and I'd love to spend a couple of months a year there.
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I left home at 17 and I've been on the road ever since.
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The list of problems that we all experience may be endless, but I honestly cannot abide by the rule that, 'He who yells louder is heard.'
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I can't wait to meet Jennifer Hudson, Tamyra Gray, George Huff, Ruben Studdard, and I love me some Clay Aiken.
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There is only one valid species of voyage, which is walk towards the men.
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For a man it's like if something goes on on-stage you'll have a drink at the bar and talk about it. With a female artist it's a big deal, you have a meeting and she's mad at you for the next couple of shows!
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I'm not married and I don't think that's going to work out for me. I'm not even bitter, I'm just exhausted.
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My job the same as carpenter. What kind of house you want to build? What kind of food you want to make? You think your ingredients, your structure. Simple.
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I want to be the first guy to reverse a communist revolution.
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My father was a watchmaker and an inventor. I saw him working in the house every day. The work ethic, I got from him. He worked hard and he never complained about it.
