Paul Merton Quotes
If you became a comedian in the '80s, you had to work the circuit and make people laugh. Canned laughter is cheating.
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But if you listen to great piano players, both classical and jazz, there's a huge range of dynamics and colors and emotional expression that's possible with the instrument.
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We need to see a Palestinian state.
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The mandate we have as Jews is for the story of the Exodus from Egypt to be retold every generation.
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It's not my goal to be a famous actor.
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After graduating in engineering I went to the University of Kansas to get an MA in economics as a vehicle for allowing me to decide if I wanted to continue in economics.
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Eventually, I went to college to study psychology, but I was getting more and more TV roles, so I thought, 'You know? It's kind of like psychology, but a little more selfish.' I took a break from school, moved to L.A., and never went back.
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Any concerns that Romney will adopt McCain's milquetoast campaign model are quickly diminishing.
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The way to get people civically engaged, not just during the election but throughout the year, is to tap into Facebook and let them do it with their friends.
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I like video games, I like tech, I like being positive.
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University is great, but it wasn't right for me.
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I really think that if I had met Picasso during peacetime, nothing would have happened.
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My ex-boyfriend said, 'You have a better chance of getting elected to Congress than getting on the staff of a television show.' Which was the perfect thing for him to say, because my entire career is, 'Well, screw you.' And we broke up.
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GPS works great. I recommend it for all cat owners who want to know what their cats do when they're not there, if you can stand the ridicule from your friends.
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All art is a kind of confession, more or less oblique. All artists, if they are to survive, are forced, at last, to tell the whole story, to vomit the anguish up.
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By sticking to my principles and what I firmly believe in - I always have my own attitude towards everything in life. I wish to create trends rather than follow them. My daily routine at the moment is really just a combination of work and family.
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It's with a heavy heart that I have decided that I can't relocate. I have two babies under 4. Being a mother and wife comes first, and I just cannot uproot my children and separate the family by moving away. I will miss this job desperately and wish everyone the absolute best.
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I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed.
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In a slow-growing world that is short on aggregate demand, Germany's trade surplus is a problem.
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No matter where you go, you are what you are playa.
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Earl was laughing about it by then. He thought it was funny.
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People can say what they want in the Labour Party.
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If you became a comedian in the '80s, you had to work the circuit and make people laugh. Canned laughter is cheating.
