Leo Rosten Quotes
The only thing I can say about W. C. Fields … is this: Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad.
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It's hard to always be on top. You go down, you go up.
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While I recognize the necessity for a basis of observed reality... true art lies in a reality that is felt.
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I cry all the time. I love to laugh, too. It's important to create an environment for yourself where you feel what you need to and don't hold it in.
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Being Premier is a 24/7 job, so it doesn't create many spaces in order to be able to build relationships.
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I'm not convinced about marriage. Divorce is so easy, and that fact that gay people are not allowed to marry takes much of the meaning out of it. Committing yourself to one person is sacred.
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The death tax robs parents of the opportunity to pass something along to their children, and it is responsible for destroying a lot of family-owned businesses.
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Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I'm tired.
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You just have to enjoy what you're doing. You just never know how people are going to receive it.
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You can't create a monster, then whine when it stomps on a few buildings.
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I'm not a cheater, but if I win Olympic gold and people are looking at me and saying I am a cheat because I've won, it's hugely disrespectful given the hard work I've put in.
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The presence of passion within you is the greatest gift you can receive. Treat it as a miracle.
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I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
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It's the rich you can terrorize. The poor have nothing to lose.
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I have this first album that sells more than 100,000 copies in its first week, debuts at number two, goes gold, the single goes platinum, we're doing Madison Square Garden.
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I'm kind of long in the tooth to fly in in a cape now, so I'd have to be, like, the voice of reason or somebody. 'Don't do that, super-fellow!'
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Living with AIDS is like always having the sword of Damocles over your head. The disease is scarier than death itself. The disease is so messy, so devastating, so pervasive. It robs you of everything you hold dear.
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He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much.
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It seemed like most of the memories faded before they had time to form. And after a while, my life with my father seemed like a familiar story or a distant dream.
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It's an article of faith that the novels I've loved will live inside me forever.
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Worried thought prevents practical thought which could prevent worried thought.
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Out into the cool of the evening strolls the pretender. He knows that all his hopes and dreams begin and end there.
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Even an animal, if you show genuine affection, gradually trust develops... If you always showing bad face and beating, how can you develop friendship?
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There are very few bad people. There are just a lot of people that are unlucky.
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The only thing I can say about W. C. Fields … is this: Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad.
