Karl Pilkington Quotes
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As with the onset of sudden celebrity, for the newly rich, the world often becomes a darker, narrower, less generous place; a paradox that elicits scant sympathy, but is nonetheless true.
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My first 'Tonight Show' was just one of those things - I mean this seriously - a cosmic, meant-to-be coming together of circumstance. You walk out there to do your first 'Tonight Show': Is the audience going to be hot? Are you going to be on fire? It's like an athlete: Are you going to have your moves at a peak?
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Design in art, is a recognition of the relation between various things, various elements in the creative flux. You can't invent a design. You recognize it, in the fourth dimension. That is, with your blood and your bones, as well as with your eyes.
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My view is that innovation has declined in the everyday processes that businesses tinker with incrementally as they try to become more productive over time.
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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My interest in magic was kindled by Steve Martin, the comedian I'd gone to high school with.
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Even a cock crows over his own dunghill.
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The tech industry - and, more specifically, Silicon Valley - continues to stumble forward in earnest about how few women are represented in its top ranks of management and on its boards.
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The people don't run the system; the people are victims of the system. The people choose the leaders thinking that they will help them. But when they turn around, there is no help.
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I made myself famous by writing 'songs' and lyrics about the beauty of the things I did and ugliness, too.
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My parents spent 16 years hauling my butt to L.A. for audition after audition. I remember always hoping I could help take care of them because they took such good care of me.
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I'm competing with myself first, as my aim is to improve my performance in every film.
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The day you stop learning and creating must be the most boring day.
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'Peace through Strength' only works if you have and show strength.
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You can't make a living as a playwright. You can barely scrape by.
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The king died and then the queen died is a story. The king died, and then queen died of grief is a plot.
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Every day is like Halloween or Christmas eve for me. I go to bed, and I'm so excited to get back to work. I'm very lucky that I have a career like that 'cause not many people do.
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It's often the death of the show when you break the tension and the two lead characters get together.
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I have to recognize that my voice is attached to my body, which gets tired.
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To be turned from one's course by men's opinions, by blame, and by misrepresentation shows a man unfit to hold an office.
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We're growing up together, the human race. And we've discovered a lot of things that we didn't know. We're finding our way. Instead of thinking about doomsday all the time, think about how beautiful the world is. We're all together, and together we're getting wiser.
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I wouldn't let a biopic be made on me. That's because I don't believe in them. I don't like them.
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I was made fun of a lot in middle school. When I was in seventh grade, the popular kids paid the most popular guy to ask me out.
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To me, a cat is an easy pet, they don't need any spoiling or looking after.
