Dennis Merzel Quotes
When we really let go, we become everything. At that point we are identified with all things: the flower, the oak tree, the morning star.
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Well Sid Pollack was... He was I would say probably, probably the most influential on me.
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If the IOC would move the Olympic hockey tournament to the summer, that would be great. We'd be thrilled to have our players participate because then it doesn't affect our season.
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People are tired of simple things. They want to be challenged.
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Getting recognized on the street is fine, but I never really wanted to be famous. I just wanted to have mastered the art of sketch comedy.
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The BJP, undoubtedly, is a party with a mission. Spreading hatred and religious discord, indulging in state-sponsored violence and fake encounter killings, and resorting to divisive politics have been integral to this mission.
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Because I'm a designer, I'm quite good when I shop. I know what I'm looking for.
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Remain close to government and away from politics. It means deal more with the authorities. And less with individuals.
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Saddam Hussein was an odious dictator, but he was also a very effective opponent of Iran. He was also a very effective opponent of al-Qaida.
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Being sick is the reason I went into comedy.
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And being away and not performing for a long time and really connecting with my audience for a long time, I have a great responsibility to myself and to them to do it exactly the way the process was when I was young.
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What I loved about 'Goodfellas' is that it's a film about bad behavior - but told with great energy and without judgment - but it doesn't actually shy away from the consequences of that behavior in the characters' lives, which I think is similar in 'Keep the Lights On.'
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Remember this: your body is your slave; it works for you.
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Normally, if you do a television show, it's 25 episodes. Your year is kind of shot, you know what I mean?
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Cockneys make good beggars. They are held in high esteem by the fraternity in America. Their resource, originality and invention, and a never-faltering tongue enable them to often attain their ends where others fail, and they succeed where the natives starve.
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I'm a late bloomer. I believe 40 is the new 19.
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I don't think there is anything unusual about my struggle. It's a very typical struggle where you meet bad people, and then you meet good people, and then you finally have a breakthrough.
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I get on fine with my mum and dad, but if they want to see the grandchildren, they come to me.
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We are so arrogant, we forget that we are not the reason for evolution, we are not the point of evolution. We are part of evolution. Unfortunately, we believe that we've been created to dominate the planet, to dominate nature. Ain't true.
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The freedom to fail is vital if you're going to succeed. Most successful people fail from time to time, and it is a measure of their strength that failure merely propels them into some new attempt at success.
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Selling out isn't selling out anymore. It's getting the brass ring.
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The burden of being a constant symbol, of having to live up to a symbol of advancement, of progress, of being perfect in some way and always representing the destiny of an entire people - that is supposed to be invincibility. That's enormous.
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When we really let go, we become everything. At that point we are identified with all things: the flower, the oak tree, the morning star.
