Brett Gelman Quotes
Nobody wants to see a woman on screen who is a wreck. That is pure, unadulterated, systemic misogyny.
Quotes to Explore
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Curves are the essence of my work because they are the essence of Brazil, pure and simple.
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I would love to have been around in the Keystone Studios days.
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I've programmed myself musically to come up with love-feeling tracks that are romantic, sexy, but classy, all in one. And that's the challenge. Once I create that music, then the lyrical content starts to come - you know, the stories and things like that.
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My little circle of friends know how twisted my brain is. I'm constantly reading and people always think, 'Ah, we didn't know that about you', but that's part of my charm.
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It is a great delusion in those whose understanding has been darkened by self-love, to think that there is any obedience in the subject who tries to draw the superior to what he wishes.
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Men honor what lies within the sphere of their knowledge, but do not realize how dependent they are on what lies beyond it.
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Sure, I'll have characters drop in and out of books but the main cast of characters always changes. Maybe I'm wrong but I think if had the same joe detective guy or gal, I wouldn't write them as well; I wouldn't do as good a job.
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One of Britain's big problems throughout history has been that we lust after consumer goods from elsewhere, but our friends overseas have been less enthusiastic about buying things we produce.
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I love what I'm doing most of the time, but it's hard work. People only see your albums in the charts. They see us at award shows and after-show parties. They don't know about your doubts, the hard work that goes in.
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In a perfect world, I only act when I really want to. I don't do most of the stuff that is out there, but it's a joy and a pleasure to do anything that promotes this higher power - this light, if you will. I just think there aren't enough projects in the world that do that.
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You know when you find a great dress, you've gotta hold on to it.
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You've got to change with the public's taste.
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I'm just going to do me; I'm not trying to do the Eminem thing, the D12 thing or the 50 thing.
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Bathrooms are, on a square foot basis, the most expensive room in the house to renovate. If you want to test your heart's fitness, try shopping for simple bathroom faucets. Add in the cost of the required valves, mixers and trims, and you may need reviving when you see the tally!
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Small businesses, you can give them capital, but what they often need as much is mentoring, advice and help with their business plan.
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I hope to be like Bill Gates, bro. With all the money in the world.
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It's always discouraging when you don't have things go your way. They are frustrated just like the rest of us.
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People don't like contemporary art, but all art starts life as contemporary - I can't really see a difference.
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I find it hard to believe that my God would consign four-fifths of the world to hell. I can't imagine that my God would allow some little Hindu kid in India who never interacts with the Christian faith to somehow burn for all eternity. That's just not part of my religious makeup.
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How often do we see a Muslim woman who is intelligent and independent, and has a voice of her own and is career-driven, on American TV?
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And I think a woman should find it a joy to be female because God made both male and female.
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The most romantic things a man can do for a woman are the little things that let her know that she's on his mind and in his heart.
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Poetry is innocent, not wise. It does not learn from experience, because each poetic experience is unique.
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Nobody wants to see a woman on screen who is a wreck. That is pure, unadulterated, systemic misogyny.
