Lee J. Cobb Quotes

The HUAC did a deal with me. I was pretty much worn down. I had no money. I couldn't borrow.

Lee J. Cobb

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• What brought the British to the Gambia in the first place - which was bigger than it is now - was trade in ivory because the Gambia had a lot of elephants. They wiped out all the elephants and ended up selling Africans.

  

  Yahya Jammeh
  • Up
  • Now
  • Bigger

• A lot of people said I was a rebel. I wasn't.

  

  Carlene Carter
  • People
  • Said
  • Rebel

• The first thing I look at is, 'Is the entrepreneur going after really big problems, to the extent that it feels scary when they talk about it?' You wonder if the idea is possible. I have seen that a lot of times, people go after small problems, and that's a sign that they are not confident.

  

  Sachin Bansal
  • People
  • Small
  • Wonder

• 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.

  

  Vikram Patel
  • Violence
  • Alcohol
  • Impact

• I think the new generation is much more demanding about respect for the environment than we have ever imagined.

  

  Carlos Ghosn
  • Think
  • Respect
  • Environment

• Here's proof that if you live long enough, anything is possible.

  

  Barry Manilow
  • Long
  • Live
  • Anything Is Possible

• It is possible that blondes also prefer gentlemen.

  

  Mamie Van Doren
  • Possible
  • Prefer
  • Blondes

• After seeing 'Big,' I wanted an elevator that opened directly into my apartment, just like Tom Hanks did.

  

  Macaulay Culkin
  • Like
  • Big
  • Seeing

• I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.

  

  Eddie Murphy
  • Country
  • Think
  • Song

• Courage is found in unlikely places.

  

  J. R. R. Tolkien
  • Courage
  • Found
  • Places

• It's interesting because I think class is a heavy, heavy part of 'Moonlight,' and I think, in a certain way, through the sum of all these parts, it's become a commentary on the black experience in America.

  

  Barry Jenkins
  • Experience
  • America
  • Black

• Anytime you get to work with an actor who is beyond you in experience and talent, I feel like they make you a better actor. You really bring up your game.

  

  Malin Akerman
  • Up
  • Work
  • Experience

• I love Jonathan Richman - I love a lot of his music, and the thing I really like about him is his attitude. He seems very happy, and the way he performs is like, 'Don't worry, everybody, just get into it. I'm just having fun; I like when you guys are having fun.'

  

  Mac DeMarco
  • Music
  • Fun
  • Happy

• It's hard to get fired from the government. You have to, like, kill people.

  

  Wanda Sykes
  • People
  • You
  • Government

• While I was boxing professionally, I never thought about my looks. The furthest thing from my mind was 'messing up my pretty face' when I was on my way to the ring to meet my opponent. Yet, people I'd meet along the way would always ask me if I was worried about my looks. Then they would go on to say that I was 'too pretty to box.'

  

  Laila Ali
  • People
  • Up
  • Mind

• I can write a program that lets you break the copy protection on a music file. But I can't write a program that solders new connections onto a chip for you.

  

  Dan Farmer
  • Music
  • Protection
  • Copy

• Ed is very sexy because his emotions are really there - not forced.

  

  Valerie Bertinelli
  • Sexy
  • Emotions
  • Forced

• Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.

  

  H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
  • Small
  • Wisdom
  • Thoughts

• I have a very long relationship with America. My mother grew up there and I felt to some extent that I partly belong there. I was schooled there briefly for about a year.

  

  Colin Firth
  • Up
  • Long
  • America

• To the folks walking around the District of Columbia, I would say this: 'Be careful.'

  

  Kal Penn
  • Walking
  • Say
  • Be Careful

• I started as an actor. I started directing because Steppenwolf needed another strong director.

  

  Gary Sinise
  • Strong
  • Actor
  • Director

• Innovation is so hard and so frustrating; it takes the intersections of people with courage, vision, and resources.

  

  Dean Kamen
  • People
  • Vision
  • Courage

• The HUAC did a deal with me. I was pretty much worn down. I had no money. I couldn't borrow.

  

  Lee J. Cobb
  • Money
  • Pretty