Lewis Grizzard Quotes
Baptists never make love standing up. They're afraid someone might see them and think they're dancing.
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Some things are so tragic that you don't know what's funny in it, and some things are so ridiculous you don't know if it's worth talking about it.
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I want 'The Lady' magazine to be restored to its traditional place in the pantheon of weekly magazines.
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During a movie, chemistry is so important, and yet they just assume actors can fake their way through it. That doesn't always work.
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Young people do not watch television; they are on the Internet.
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You possess a potent force that you either use, or misuse, hundreds of times every day.
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I asked my parents for permission to study in America and they were so sure that I wouldn't get in and get a scholarship that they encouraged me to try. So I applied to Yale and got an excellent scholarship. I then worked for the Boston Consulting Group for six and half years.
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On June 23, 1864, Ambrose Bierce was in command of a skirmish line of Union soldiers at Kennesaw Mountain in northern Georgia. He'd been a soldier for three years and, in that time, had been commended by his superiors for his efficiency and bravery during battle.
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I rarely cook traditional risotto, but I love other grains cooked similarly - barley, spelt or split wheat. I find they have more character than rice and absorb other flavours more wholeheartedly.
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When my job was attempting to predict future economic developments for the Shell oil company, I was frequently reminded of an Arabic saying: 'Those who claim to foresee the future are lying, even if by chance they are later proved right.'
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I feel like unforgiveness, bitterness and resentment, it blocks the flows of God's blessings in life.
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Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place - that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have perseverance to realise the great life.
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Do not quit! Hundreds of times I have watched people throw in the towel at the one-yard line while someone else comes along and makes a fortune by just going that extra yard.
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Chavez made a compete fool of himself in front of the entire world while giving the U.N. a black eye. But the real losers are the Venezuelan people who have to put up with this unstable character every day.
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When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.
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I guess my main influences are Jesus, rock 'n' roll and ex-wives. In that order.
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I'm most excited about all of the non-currency uses of the block chain's ledger-ordering ability. I have no idea which ones will turn out to be successful, but I'm glad all of that experimenting is happening.
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I'm very grateful to God for what he gives me. Victories, remarkable victories, but you have to go through the defeats. That is why I praise God for everything.
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I like to play a strong woman, but a strong woman can also be very fragile and vulnerable at the same time.
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I was a product of the relationships with my family, the environment I grew up in; all those things I kind of put on the back burner when I got into music, and my life all changed dramatically.
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I think a lot of singer-songwriters get compared to each other, but I'd like to think that what I'm doing is special and specific to me.
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I don't think I'm beautiful. I just think I can scrub up OK.
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Every time you think of a city, you have to think green, green, green. Every time you see concrete jungle, you must find open spaces. And when you find open spaces, make it so people can get to them.
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I don't really buy expensive clothes. I love good bags!
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Baptists never make love standing up. They're afraid someone might see them and think they're dancing.
