Al Jourgensen (Allen David Jourgensen) Quotes
There was one theory put forth by a journalist recently. I have a lot of friends that have died prematurely and a lot of friends that have died of natural causes. I've lost a lot of people over the years. This journalist basically recommended to me that God keeps me around because I amuse him.
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We must develop huge demonstrations, because the world is used to big dramatic affairs. They think in terms of hundreds of thousands and millions and billions... Billions of dollars are appropriated at the twinkling of an eye. Nothing little counts.
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I've never said I was a chef - I think I make great food. I will never open a restaurant to do, like, tasting courses.
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We're not ever interested in repeating ourselves or doing what people expect us to do, it's such a turn off.
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You have to find a way - and thankfully for me, it's been music - to separate yourself from the racial identity. It's not easy, and I continue to work, God bless, and I'm really, truly appreciative of it.
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I just lip gloss! It doesn't matter if it's $2 or $30.
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As a legal matter, my mother is an American citizen by birth.
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A so-called happy marriage corresponds to love as a correct poem to an improvised song.
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It's almost an impossible thing to get a movie made that is written by two actors who want to star in it, when no one knows who they are. The only time it happened that I know of was when Sylvester Stallone did it in 'Rocky.'
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Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.
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Anyone driving through London after the school term ends will notice immediately how much easier it is to get around. The school run contributes massively to congestion.
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That's what's so great about television. You're able to tell this long story, where you couldn't really do that in a film because you have to tell a story in an hour and a half or two hours.
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Our career had a sort of funny shape.
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Creativity is the key to success in the future, and primary education is where teachers can bring creativity in children at that level.
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I think it's a mistake to go after someone just based on looks. But I always respond to people who don't act that interested in me.
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When I first met my wife, I really just settled down quite a bit and I started living a much cleaner lifestyle. I was able to concentrate on things that I neglected in the past a little more and I was spending a lot more time at home than I normally would.
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When I was in high school, I was doing all the plays. My drama teacher, Melody Duggan, was the one one who first made me do stand-up. She's the origin of the whole thing; it's all her. In high school in Denver, that was kind of the beginning of it all.
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Making the 'An Idiot Abroad' series, I was really dreading going to India; I thought I'd hate it. It was a nightmare, and I was really ill - just like everyone says.
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I don't think anyone really is interested in reading about my emotional state. It's not even interesting to me.
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But people who really know me, know that I am not a bad boy at heart... I am a big teddy bear.
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I like to be goofy. I like to make people laugh. I like to have a good time as much as possible.
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It's always fun to make people laugh, and then make them afraid or cry at the same time.
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I went through a phase where people would introduce me at parties as a cartoonist, and everybody felt sorry for me. 'Oh, Matt's a cartoonist.' Then people further feeling sorry for me would ask me to draw Garfield. Because I'm a cartoonist, draw Snoopy or Garfield or something.
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Not having time or energy for weight loss makes no sense. Does it take more time or energy to eat fish than prime rib? No.
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There was one theory put forth by a journalist recently. I have a lot of friends that have died prematurely and a lot of friends that have died of natural causes. I've lost a lot of people over the years. This journalist basically recommended to me that God keeps me around because I amuse him.
