Dan Bern Quotes
And I have a dream of a New American Language, one with a little bit more Spanish. I have a dream of a new pop music, that tells the truth with a good beat and some nice harmonies.
Quotes to Explore
-
I really wasn't even sure if I should continue acting. I would like try and figure out if I could be good enough to do it. It was like 10 or 12 years into my career before I felt like maybe I can do it. It was such a different time than now.
-
I've personally never had the chance to go to Lambeau Field.
-
You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
-
Midi is my hobby.
-
Slowly but surely, we have much better female roles to play and to choose from.
-
You do a show to be a hit and hopefully run a couple of years.
-
You just try to absorb as much as you can from someone who has won as many races and championships as he has. Career wise, he's been the greatest thing that's happened to me.
-
The 'Police Academy' stuff was all hyper-slapsticky.
-
My very first audition was on the lot of Paramount, and I was put on tape and it was very nerve-racking. I think it was about 15 pages.
-
My favorite artists are Kanye West, Jay Z, the Fugees, Lauryn Hill, Destiny's Child.
-
If you buy a DVD you have a copy. If you want a backup copy you buy another one.
-
'When it is time to dress, make-up, take your bath and eat, it is time to hurry. Those things have little to do with your future. Don’t waste your time on what cannot guarantee your future; your mirror keeps deceiving you.'
-
There are men whose sense of humour is so ill developed that they still bear a grudge against Copernicus because he dethroned them from the central position in the universe. They feel it a personal affront that they can no longer consider themselves the pivot upon which turns the whole of created things.
-
We have to be able to criticize what we love,Say what we have to say,'Cause if you're not trying to make something better,Then as far as I can tell, you are just in the way.
-
I did not deceive you, mon ami. At most, I permitted you to deceive yourself.
-
If you love what you do, if you love going to the office, if you really like it – not just say it, but really like it – it keeps you young and energised. I really love what I do.
-
Even though my father was a radio comedian, it wasn't cool to say, at a young age, 'I want to be a comedian.'
-
Our faith is stronger than death, our philosophy is firmer than flesh, and the spread of the Kingdom of God upon the earth is more sublime and more compelling.
-
Singing is something that I'm always happy to do it and going in the studio I never felt any pressure. I just feel like I get to sing, you know. It's fun.
-
We worked hard all year and felt like we could win the region. I think we proved that we were competitive enough to win it. We just came up a little bit short.
-
The first time I met Beyonce she was about 18 years old, sitting in a makeup chair eating fried chicken, and I knew it was only a matter of time before everyone would know her name.
-
President Obama is a principled man who has worked hard to put healthcare and a good education in the reach of millions of Americans and believes that everyone who works hard and plays by the rules, should have a fair shot at the American dream.
-
And I have a dream of a New American Language, one with a little bit more Spanish. I have a dream of a new pop music, that tells the truth with a good beat and some nice harmonies.
