Lewis Black Quotes
Wise men say that time is like a river. I say time is like a river of SHIT... and as you float down that river in your little canoe, your paddles are getting smaller and smaller.
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I was taught from a very early age that I had to work twice as hard to get half as much. That was the world I grew up in - a very strong work ethic.
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I wear the Jewish star, but I'm not - I haven't converted to Judaism, and I'm not - I'm not - I'm not Jewish in the conventional sense because the Kaballah is a belief system that predates religion and predates Judaism as an organized religion.
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I just think 'Broad City' - Comedy Central's answer to 'Girls' - is the best thing that's been put on television in years. It's amazing.
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People make the mistake of thinking they've got to perform just because someone has said something about their potential.
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One minute you're a slug and the next minute you're a hero, so you don't know what to think.
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For every reason it's not possible, there are hundreds of people who have faced the same circumstances and succeeded.
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I would be a fool to put my feet down in a position where I can't accommodate metamorphoses.
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We think a modern cloud lets you decide when you want to upgrade. We don't decide for you.
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I certainly was one of the instigators in the 1960s of freedom of expression.
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How do you create chemistry? If only I knew that! Some people say it's a natural thing that you have with someone, and maybe it is to do with that, but I think you can work on it.
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I think most people that are looked upon as doing something daring don't necessarily think of it that way-they do what they have to do.
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As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
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My father never forced me, but chemistry was my best subject.
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I get mad quick and and go off at the handle quick.
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Everything is tennis for me, it's my career and it's entertainment, but it's also a business.
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The physics of water is central to cooking, because food is mostly water. All steak that you cook is actually boiled on the inside.
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As women, we must speak out, speak up, say no to our inheritance of loss and yes to a future of women-led dialogue about women's rights and value.
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Our obsession with speed, with cramming more and more into every minute, means that we race through life instead of actually living it. Our health, diet and relationships suffer. We make mistakes at work. We struggle to relax, to enjoy the moment, even to get a decent night's sleep.
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I feel a little guilty only being an actor.
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It might be argued that genuine spontaneity is not really possible or desirable so long as printed scores of great works exist. All modern musicians are, for better or worse, prisoners of Gutenberg.
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I would never recommend my novel as a parenting guide. But we happen to live at a very hectic and hurried time, and I believe that many parents are too wrapped up in themselves.
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I know what I need to do to prepare myself, and I try to do the best I can to take care of my body and prolong my peak years as a baseball player.
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Wise men say that time is like a river. I say time is like a river of SHIT... and as you float down that river in your little canoe, your paddles are getting smaller and smaller.
