Harry Shearer Quotes
Here's a guy Richard Nixon who had no gift for small talk, never liked to be around strangers, was physically awkward, and he goes into the one business that calls for ease with strangers and a gift for small talk.
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I spend my life essentially alone at a computer. That doesn't change. I have the same challenges every day.
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My life is proof that I don't need you to do what I do. If there's no one to see it, I'll watch it.
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My mother certainly never altered the topics of her conversation based on children being present.
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There's a certain kind of behavior in the Arab world that, to me, resembles the way young men behave when there is no significant influence from women in their lives.
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Blues is a tonic for whatever ails you. I could play the blues and then not be blue anymore.
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Brunch, for me, is an extended breakfast that should be enjoyed whenever you have time properly to engage in cooking and eating.
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There are few women in America that don't want to lose 5 pounds, but I refuse to let that thought dominate my life. And there are too many other real problems in the world - real obesity problems and real hunger problems - to worry that much about a few pounds that I'd like to lose.
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I love that I'm rarely recognized. I like it because I know I can look different from film to film.
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Falling out of love is chiefly a matter of forgetting how charming someone is.
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Cooking allows you to have travels, adventures and journeys without going anywhere. The running joke between my partner and me is that I'm not really concerned about how long it takes, or how much I destroy the kitchen, because I just have such a good time doing it.
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I'm bringing what I've always wanted: film quality work on television. That's the way it should be.
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I eat the same foods almost every day. I have my favorites like Filipino beef broth, chicken soup with lots and lots of rice.
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Good men must not obey the laws too well.
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My father was a motorsports journalist and a motorbike fan. He gave me my motocross bike.
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Enjoy every moment: you never know when things might change.
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There are some jobs where you think, 'There's no way! This would be too, too good. The universe would love me too much were it to actually happen.'
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I hate to be a failure. I hate and regret the failure of my marriages. I would gladly give all my millions for just one lasting marital success.
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My energy to sing, I get it from my singing. Singing was not a reason to make a living. This is the only thing I wanted to do.
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I fell behind 2-0 and had to get a strike there. The ball was not where I wanted it, no doubt. I just blew it. I blew it. We played big today.
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There has to be a balance between power and vulnerability. That's something I feel I have in my own life, something I struggle with and - on a good day - like about myself.
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Smoke machines are the best!
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Culture is important. Wars are fought over culture. It's not just about folks showing up and being hoity-toity. Culture is about definition.
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Here's a guy Richard Nixon who had no gift for small talk, never liked to be around strangers, was physically awkward, and he goes into the one business that calls for ease with strangers and a gift for small talk.
