Sarah Silverman Quotes
It shows the truth - that the real meaning of a word is only as powerful or harmless as the emotion behind it.
Quotes to Explore
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Perhaps if we all subscribed to the African concept of Ubuntu - that we all become people through other people, and that we cannot be fully human alone, we could learn a lot. There'd be less hatred and more harmony.
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I find my earliest memories covering the anachronistic features of a previous incarnation. Clear recollections came to me of a distant life, a yogi amidst the Himalayan snows. These glimpses of the past, by some dimensionless link, also afforded me a glimpse of the future.
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My readers at that time were still men of letters; but there had to be other people waiting to read my poems.
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You just have to re-wire your brain when you're shifting from the stage to the screen or the silver screen or the HD flat screen.
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I was afraid I would see someone from my past who thought I was this big athlete, and then I end up being just normal.
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I'm lucky in some ways in that I really don't need more than five or so hours of sleep.
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Our regulatory bodies strive to create honest dealings, fair trades, and a situation in which no one has an advantage over anyone else. But human beings aren't honest. And all trades are made because one person thinks he's getting the better of the other, and the other person thinks the same.
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It wasn't my dream to make music. It was just something I ended up doing, and no one said stop.
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Every newspaper editor says the heart of the paper is the reporter - which is true - except for the pay!
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I was born with an evil face.
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I don't laugh so much at jokes and premises as I do at a guy who goes onstage and starts twitching and acting funny.
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I've been through Hell with some of the members of my old band, and Hell is highly stressful.
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In the age of television, image becomes more important than substance.
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For me, most of the anxiety and difficulty of writing takes place in the act of not writing. It's the procrastination, the thinking about writing that's difficult.
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I sometimes truly despair at ever being meaningfully altered and affected by the things I claim are so important to me.
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We're so afraid of death in our culture, but I think if we understand it better, then we'll appreciate the life we have more.
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My business is to paint what I see, not what I know is there.
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You know that place between sleep and awake? The place where you still remember dreaming? That's where I'll always love you... Peter Pan. That's where I'll be waiting.
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Follow the wisdom of the great actor, James Cagney, you hit your mark, you look the other guy in the eye, and you tell the truth.
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The printed newspaper is a powerful showcase for news, opinion and advertising.
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Being successful is about professionalism, and chewing gum is unprofessional. Its also a huge pet peeve of mine.
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It shows the truth - that the real meaning of a word is only as powerful or harmless as the emotion behind it.
