Paul Lynde Quotes
Comedy is exaggerated realism. It can be stretched to the almost ludicrous, but it must always be believable.
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Of course on air I use occasional hyperbole to tell a story.
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I grew up listening to classic rock - the Kinks, Genesis, The Who, Pink Floyd.
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Why has the Democratic Party become so arrogantly detached from ordinary Americans? Though they claim to speak for the poor and dispossessed, Democrats have increasingly become the party of an upper-middle-class professional elite, top-heavy with journalists, academics and lawyers.
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Aviation is proof that given, the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible.
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People aren't autonomous creatures. They're under a lot of pressure themselves.
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I have a whole area in my closet for displaying shoes. They are in rows. But nobody comes in my closet, so they are only on display for me. It's pretty spectacular.
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I do myself up kind of like a doll. I have a doll collection and I look at their outfits and kind of imitate them.
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The time has come to stop beating our heads against stone walls under the illusion that we have been appointed policeman to the human race.
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I don't invest in companies where my mental model is that they need to get themselves acquired in the next few years - or ever.
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It's always been a dream of mine to be Ginger Rogers or Cyd Charisse, and here I am performing alongside Robert Lindsay and being directed by a major Broadway producer. Who said dreams don't come true?
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To farm is to be placed absolutely.
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What I'm trying to argue, as passionately as I can, is that the Jesus story isn't worth dying for, it's worth living for. Jesus presents a third way, a way of being in the worth that embraces the Sermon on the Mount, with its challenge to violence and greed.
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General Motors spends more on health care than steel.
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The more I can hear, the more I can learn, the better off I'll be.
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I'll only move in with my husband. There's no question of a live-in relationship.
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Even before Snapchat, you go back into my career from Day One or interview people that knew me for 25 years, they're going to tell you I've been DJ Khaled my whole life.
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I ended up living at OJ's because Nicole bought a home that no longer had a guest house. OJ offered his guest house to me. Anybody in LA looking for a place knows the best places to live are guest houses.
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The media works in sound bites. They can make you look like a genius or stupid.
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There seems to be great roles for women, and it's not necessarily - you don't have to be young women. Suddenly, we're realizing that, generally, women are interesting, and they can also be weird and crazy and mean.
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Now it is time to build on that, to make it even better, and to bring this amazing product closer to our fans, while making it appealing to new and younger audiences as well.
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I love physical kinds of comedy and getting down and dirty and doing stunts. When I was growing up, I was always getting into fights with guys and usually punching out boys my age because I was a lot bigger and tougher. So I'm naturally accustomed to putting myself into the headspace of a girl who can take care of herself.
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I have to live in the truth that this is who I am. That's what I need to focus on.
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Anyone that has a job that takes them away from home, I think, can understand the difficulties in maintaining consistency, not only with your family and those you love but with your friends.
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Comedy is exaggerated realism. It can be stretched to the almost ludicrous, but it must always be believable.
