Dan Mazer Quotes
In terms of magnifying it and making it plausible, I'm a great believer in truth in comedy.
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When men are romantically interested in you, it's really simple. Just ignore everything they say and only pay attention to what they do.
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I was in the doldrums for a while after my athletics career ended in 1992. I spent six to eight hours a day training, for 18 years, and it took a long time to get over the regret that I wasn't competing in major championships any more. All I ever wanted to be was the best. But I find new projects and I keep things in perspective.
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Of course on air I use occasional hyperbole to tell a story.
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The virtues of science are skepticism and independence of thought.
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South Africa is highly politicised; even small issues become politicised, and it becomes quite bitter.
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In Hinduism, conscience, reason and independent thinking have no scope for development.
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I always have to be writing.
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True as the needle to the pole, Or as the dial to the sun.
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People aren't autonomous creatures. They're under a lot of pressure themselves.
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I've really enjoyed doing 'Annie Get Your Gun' and loved Neil Simon stuff like 'Chapter Two.'
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Jesus is still up in Heaven, thumbing through his Bible, going 'Where did I say build a water slide?'
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Debt is the fatal disease of republics, the first thing and the mightiest to undermine governments and corrupt the people.
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The time has come to stop beating our heads against stone walls under the illusion that we have been appointed policeman to the human race.
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I still can't quite believe it. Although there was something about the fact that it was a first-time writer, a first-time producer, and a first-time director all at the same time.
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As an athlete, you only have so much time. The window only has so much time and then it closes. You have to take care of yourself the best you can.
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Without numerous schools offering hands-on opportunities, no commander will be cultivated.
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An adaptable company is one that captures more than its fair share of new opportunities. It's always redefining its 'core business' in ways that open up new avenues for growth.
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NSA surveillance is a complex subject - legally, technically and operationally.
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What I'm trying to argue, as passionately as I can, is that the Jesus story isn't worth dying for, it's worth living for. Jesus presents a third way, a way of being in the worth that embraces the Sermon on the Mount, with its challenge to violence and greed.
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I don't love the off-court stuff. But I know it's necessary.
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Now the point of comedy is not just looking funny, it's use of language. We have at our disposal a great language... and the imaginative, creative use of that language can be at the service of humour.
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I've said this before, but I've always felt more comfortable playing the guy who thinks he's the hot shot or thinks he's the greatest and is so far from it, you know? The misguided character. That's always more interesting to me - especially with a comedy. I've always felt inside more like a character actor.
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I wanted to write a book about poverty that wasn't only about the poor. I was looking for some sort of narrative device, a phenomenon that would allow me to draw in a lot of different players. I was like, 'Shoot, eviction does that.'
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In terms of magnifying it and making it plausible, I'm a great believer in truth in comedy.
