Seth MacFarlane Quotes
Even if you know a character really well, there's no formula for what jokes will work and what won't.
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Man can never be a woman's equal in the spirit of selfless service with which nature has endowed her.
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The first time I worked with colors was by making these mosaics of Pantone swatches. They end up being very large pictures, and I photographed with a very large camera - an 8x10 camera. So you can see the surface of every single swatch - like in this picture of Chuck Close. And you have to walk very far to be able to see it.
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The gravest risks from al Qaeda combine its affinity for big targets and its announced desire for weapons of mass destruction.
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I eat tons of green veggies to keep my PH balance in check.
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My dad was my first coach and drove me extremely hard from a very young age.
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When someone says something that really hurts me, I have to retweet it to let it go.
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When I left home after graduating high school, I left as a migrant agricultural worker with a Modern Library edition of Plato in my duffel bag. It sounds kind of crazy, but I loved it. I loved the stuff. Before I knew there was a subject called philosophy, I loved it.
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I'm just considering myself extremely lucky. All I wanted is to have 'Paranormal Activity' be released and become successful. And everything that's happened since then is just an enormous bonus.
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For decades, as literary editor, I have followed the growth of our creative writing in English. In my Solidaridad Bookshop, half of my stock consists of Filipino books written in English and in the native languages.
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We're all trying to be Beyonce and Sheryl Sandberg at the same time.
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There is no female Mozart because there is no female Jack the Ripper.
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The history of African-American repression in this country rose from government-sanctioned racism. Jim Crow laws were a product of bigoted state and local governments.
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The apparatus has to serve our improbability and improvisation. Being good and playing the songs is not enough.
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You must be afraid, my son. That is how one becomes an honest citizen.
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The office during the day has become the last place people want to be when they really want to get work done. In fact, offices have become interruption factories.
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Years and years ago, when everyone knew that Pierce was going to be doing the job, they started selecting new people. I had this bizarre thing when I hadn't done many movies, and of going on for an interview.
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Any story you've heard of my behavior is probably true.
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When I was a kid, I was at a bowling alley and I ran into a soda machine. I still have the scar on my right eyebrow obviously.
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A board of directors that cannot produce reliable audited financial statements for almost seven years simply should not remain in office.
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There were episodes where I would wear seven or eight outfits. It took a lot of time to get those together. What the character wears is very essential to how I create the character.
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I feel like I've started a new chapter in my life, and I need to leave the past behind.
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The problem with rich lists is... it is impossible to know what someone is worth until they have died and you have sold it.
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My mom wouldn't let me dye my hair for the longest time.
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Even if you know a character really well, there's no formula for what jokes will work and what won't.
