Samm Levine Quotes
I did stand-up for a good number of years while I was still living in New York, and those people primarily knew me as 'the kid stand-up.'
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I love to walk into Borders or Barnes & Noble and see my books there. It's fabulous.
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My father insisted that I and my sisters not be indoctrinated into any religion at any age.
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I never smoked. I never drank and I never took drugs. The funny thing is, nothing is more boring, people like this. For me, it's OK. But most of my friends, at least they smoke and drink.
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I worked with the Neville Brothers for 40-some years on the highway, and up and down since I can remember - funk from New Orleans.
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I grew up being a dancer, so I was always doing some sort of dance number, like the Tornado in 'The Wiz.'
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No, but I'm really lucky, because I'm not the superhero.
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We're overpaying him, but he's worth it.
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I have been afraid of guns, I have sworn I would never use a gun on another person and so did not need one, and I have wanted to deny the existence of evil.
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Always keep that happy attitude. Pretend that you are holding a beautiful fragrant bouquet.
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I have only a few really enviable skills, but packing - condensing just the right amount of stuff into a single bag, whether the trip is for a weekend or, as in this case, seven weeks - is one of them.
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We are in a democracy, and I think for all issues, whatever matters that the opposition may have apprehension on, there is a forum, and it is called Parliament.
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I have only so many foreign-language neurons. When I learned Spanish, that displaced whatever Irish was left, and then I learned German, and that displaced the Spanish, and when I learned Serbo-Croatian, that displaced the German. So I'm a bit of a muddle.
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Families are families. We've all got them, more or less, and we all know what it's like to be bullied by another generation.
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People should have literary and cultural taste and should not bomb hotels.
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It is not known, now, for what length of time the Tuatha de Danaan had the sway over Ireland, and it is likely it was a long time they had it, but they were put from it at last.
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But the one thing that I did do was establish myself as a good actor.
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We encourage the growth of women's hockey.
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The world is getting to be such a dangerous place, a man is lucky to get out of it alive.
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I've been very fortunate that I've worked since I left drama school in 1976.
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The best way to get anybody's attention is dinner. I have good kitchen skills and good grocery shopping skills.
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I do think there's a certain savviness to be able to recognize the way people want a good story, and I think that we underestimate that.
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I plan to stand by nonviolence, because I have found it to be a philosophy of life that regulates not only my dealings in the struggle for racial justice, but also my dealings with people, and with my own self.
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Think about it: Reducing crime and poverty and ensuring that we have an educated, stable work force has a direct effect on you and me and the future of our country.
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I did stand-up for a good number of years while I was still living in New York, and those people primarily knew me as 'the kid stand-up.'
