Irving Paul Lazar Quotes
The whole point of having money, and working and making money, is to enjoy and spend it.
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You know, it's a hugely difficult thing to take any work of art or drawing and say 'make that real.'
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A scientist who cannot prove what he has accomplished, has accomplished nothing.
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I greatly enjoy reading the biographies of scientists, and when doing so I always hope to learn the secrets of their success. Alas, those secrets generally remain elusive.
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If you want your writing to be taken seriously, don't marry and have kids, and above all, don't die. But if you have to die, commit suicide. They approve of that.
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I have never spoken to Eminem. I've never even spoken to him once.
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When I was 5 and playing against 11-year-olds, who were bigger, stronger, faster, I just had to figure out a way to play with them.
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The 'We Have Overcome' generation has run out of intellectual creativity but refuses to leave the political stage.
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There is no evidence to show that prohibition has ever had its intended impact. Of course, just as banning beef has reduced beef consumption, banning alcohol will lead to reduced alcohol consumption. But, there appears to be little or no correlation between, say, domestic violence or household impoverishment and prohibition.
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Here's proof that if you live long enough, anything is possible.
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It is possible that blondes also prefer gentlemen.
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After seeing 'Big,' I wanted an elevator that opened directly into my apartment, just like Tom Hanks did.
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I think you could ask 10 English people the same question about class and get a very different answer.
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Oh, I find it very easy to fall in love.
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I've been fortunate to be working mostly right out of school. Every year, there was a little something, and it kept the confidence going. It's about confidence and the belief.
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Almost everyone thinks they are a good person, but the question you should be asking is, am I good enough to go to Heaven? How would you know?
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I actually like getting out of my comfort zone. It shakes me up.
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The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself.
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I've been focused on detecting nuclear terrorism at ports, in cargo containers, and I developed and built detectors that are extremely cheap and also very sensitive. My other big development is a system to produce medical isotopes that are injected into patients and used to diagnose and treat cancer.
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When you fell in the sea, you should have heard them cheer. I made them rope the yard and fish you up. I said a ducking in water washes the witch-skill out of a woman until next full moon, and it would be bad luck to let you drown. How about that for a clever story? They’d believe anything if you make it sound silly enough.
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One of the pitfalls of a romantic comedy is that you know how it's going to end.
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Why did God make so many dumb fools and Democrats?
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If I worked as a waiter, I'd go home and write songs and record them. I'd have to. It's the only thing I know how to do. It's the only thing I can do.
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My children were taught at an early age how money works and that it comes from hard work. They've been on a commission - not an allowance - since they were little. They learned that if they worked around the house, they got paid. If they didn't work, they didn't get paid.
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The whole point of having money, and working and making money, is to enjoy and spend it.
