Richard Pryor Quotes
Unfortunately, the show's success comes at the expense of its biggest asset -- the comedians themselves.
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It shows 'us vs. them', and I'm on the 'us' side.
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Presenting football is something that I love to do. I'm very fortunate being able to do one of the BBC's flagship shows.
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A country's assets reside in the tinkerers, the hobbyists, and the risk-takers.
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I've seen all types of women. Celebrity girls I've dated and regular 9 to 5 girls. I've had shows where married women have tried to follow me to my hotel. My perception of women isn't very ignorant because I've seen a lot.
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Every poll shows that most journalists are Democrats.
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Well, when I started modeling in the mid-'80s, the girls who did shows did shows, and the girls who did magazines did magazines. That's what was understood.
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I get a lot of inspiration from the audience feedback to our live shows.
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We had to work five back-to-back shows, forty-five minutes on, fifteen minutes off. That's just an awful lot of singing.
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Everyone—whether straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender—should be allowed to show their true colors, and be accepted and loved for who they are.
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Something funny always happens in every show in the UK and I genuinely love touring the UK because it's where I'm from. I just get a warm feeling when I'm home.
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I don't want to show deleted scenes. I don't like an audience looking at what the movie might have been - if it's in the movie, it's in the movie.
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I lost my voice. I'd never had to cancel a show before and I had to walk around with a pad and a pen, writing things down.
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The museums want large crowds coming to the shows - it's the same thing. It's hype. Absolutely. But there's nothing evil about it.
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What the use of having ignorance if you can't show it?
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I was never a big networker, but I was a spin doctor, all those shock shows, that's how I got my first backers. But fashion's a scary industry to be in, especially if you've not grown up with it.
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Our shows are packed with laughter and light-hearted songs to lift the listener from their everyday life. We encourage the audience to participate in any way.
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I had to write a comedy set and film a show at the same time. And it's the second time I've been up on stage as a stand-up comedian with untested material. I was saying it out loud for the first time that night. It didn't go how I expected, but in the best possible way.
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I was feeling a bit nervous until I came along today. But now I'm looking forward to the shows so much.
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Tonight's show is about doubt. Or maybe it isn't - haven't made my mind up yet.
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You may have to declare your forgiveness a hundred times the first day and the second day, but the third day will be less and each day after, until one day you will realize that you have forgiven completely. And then one day you will pray for his wholeness and give him over to me so that my love will burn from his life every vestige of corruption.
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The secret of art is love.
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I'm named after a computer and grew up really interested in them.
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Unfortunately, the show's success comes at the expense of its biggest asset -- the comedians themselves.
