Dana Carvey Quotes
When people come to see my stand-up, they get a chance to see my characters interact with each other.
Quotes to Explore
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What we really need is compassion of the mind - compassion for others that is directed intelligently and produces truly compassionate results.
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Maybe I fear things going wrong so much that I pre-empt them by not getting excited about them when they appear to be. going well.
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People want to see a movie that casts a mature woman across from a mature man.
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Listen, I'm not a politician. I'm not a news reporter. I make music, and I act.
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Working with Bruno Mars would be really awesome. I'm such a fan of his, and I love that he's a real artist.
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I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too.
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I buy so much fake jewelry, it's funny. It's not real. I don't wear real diamonds or anything.
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It seemed like most of the memories faded before they had time to form. And after a while, my life with my father seemed like a familiar story or a distant dream.
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The People's Republic of China has not yet reached the military might of the Soviet Empire. It requires a little more time and a little more infusion of Western aid, loans, technology and the hard currency of our tourists.
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I don't want to set the world up for surprises.
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I have always enjoyed the company of women and have formed deep and long-lasting friendships with many of them.
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Now I've been free, I know what a dreadful condition slavery is. I have seen hundreds of escaped slaves, but I never saw one who was willing to go back and be a slave.
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I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear well.
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Written and directed by French showman Georges Melies, 'Le Voyage' features one of the most indelible images in cinema history: the wounded Man in the Moon bleeding like a particularly runny Brie, grimacing in pain with a space capsule protruding from his right eye.
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The same thing which is now called Christian religion existed among the ancients. They have begun to call 'Christian' the true religion which existed before.
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Taleggio is the perfect cheese to melt over a warm dish.
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I think being recognized more is something you have to get used to, whether it's here or in California or when I'm traveling. It's more a part of my life. People recognize me from my play or a commercial I've done. It's just a normal part of life now.
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In the John Paul II days, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger had the advantage of staying in his cupboard - the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith - exchanging views only with the Pope, and speaking publicly only through carefully written missives on doctrinal issues.
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As Cæsar was at supper the discourse was of death,-which sort was the best. 'That,' said he, 'which is unexpected.'
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We live in a society that is powered by fossil fuels, but for the meantime, we're in it. Maybe there's, like, five people living in the woods off-grid, but they're spending all their time maintaining that, and they don't have much time left over for anything else.
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I still love the theology of the Mormon religion and think it is a wonderful way to grow up.
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It takes generosity to discover the whole through others. If you realize you are only a violin, you can open yourself up to the world by playing your role in the concert.
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People often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves: They pretend they are someone else.
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When people come to see my stand-up, they get a chance to see my characters interact with each other.
