Norm MacDonald Quotes
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I don't sleep. I hate those little slices of death.
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I am a firm believer that a good plot makes for a fun enough read, but it's not what binds us. If we don't care about the characters, we won't care - not in a lasting way - about what's happening to them.
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I'm hopeful that Israelis can go to Ramallah whenever they want and see how the people are living.
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'The Big Sleep' would have been a more effective study of nightmarish existence had the detective been more complicated and had more curiosity been shown about his sweetheart's relation to the crime.
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Generally, there are no lightning bolts or magical signs that tell you when it is time to get divorced. When the bad starts outweighing the good on a consistent basis, you may feel that taking the next step is appropriate. It is a very personal decision and most likely should be arrived upon with the help of some kind of counseling or support.
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But Tommy Lee Jones is just smooth. He's just the real deal. I'm captivated by him because there's so little of that in Hollywood, and he just embodies it.
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Women sometimes seem to share a quiet, unalterable dogma of persecution that endows even the most sophisticated of them with the inarticulate poignancy of the peasant.
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Presidential candidate Donald Trump had a meeting with Ted Cruz. He said he does not know why he agreed to fly to New York to meet Ted Cruz and then he promised to bring that kind of leadership to the Oval Office.
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Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry: Worry never fixes anything.
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To be brave without compassion, generous without moderation, and rule without refraining from being first in the world, are certain deaths.
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Despite what I say in my songs, its never okay for a man to put his hands on a female.
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Why live an ordinary life, when you can live an extraordinary one.
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It is easier to hate those we love, than love those whom we have hated.
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You have to focus on what you are doing, not just as a photographer, but as a human being.
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Like a bottle of wine or a promising college quarterback turning pro, C.E.O.'s are similar to what economists call experience goods: you commit to a price long before you know if they're worth it.
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Doing is a quantum leap from imagining.
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People have really long attention spans, and they love complicated plots. TV series are giving the audience what they want.
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Whenever I do theaters, I don't like 'em. I don't think they're right for stand-up.
