Yakov Smirnoff Quotes
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Falling in love is a chemical reaction. But it wears off in a year. That's why you need a strong line of communication... which includes laughter.
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I believe that love and laughter can only happen when one person takes the time to think about what would cause the other person to feel good.
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In today's society we sometimes forget to balance our hearts and our heads; this is the reason we stop laughing.
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I believe there is a direct correlation between love and laughter.
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In Russia we only had two TV channels. Channel One was propaganda. Channel Two consisted of a KGB officer telling you: Turn back at once to Channel One.
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Comedians are always hitting the topical notes that are on everybody's minds.
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If love is the treasure, laughter is the key.
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If you have something important to say, Broadway and New York are great places to say it.
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The ad in the paper said 'Big Sale. Last Week.' Why advertise? I already missed it. They're just rubbing it in.
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The reason gas prices are so high is because the oil is in Texas and Oklahoma and all the dipsticks are in Washington.
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We have a choice - we can both think and feel, using our heads and our hearts.
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When the needs of one person are being met by the other, there is laughter.
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Balance is so important in our lives. In our busy world, we can give ourselves balance between thinking and feeling.
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As Americans after 9/11, we're much more united, together as a nation, and we got stronger, better, and more at peace. By peace, I mean the harmony you can feel in our united determination to fight these terrorists and killers.
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Everybody laughs the same in every language because laughter is a universal connection.
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Americans think Soviets are so grim. I want them to see that they can smile.
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Men and women are immigrants in each other's worlds.
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I came to America to make it my home, and I did.
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We have been learning since we were children how to make money, buy things, build things. The whole education system is set up to teach us how to think, not to feel.
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It's kind of bittersweet. The human spirit is not measured by the size of the act, but by the size of the heart.
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We may have forgotten how to feel. Nobody is teaching us how to live happily ever after, as we've heard in fairy tales.
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When you like something, you find time to do it.
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I was not only typecast as a Russian, but I was typecast as Yakov Smirnoff. This is understandable, and I was very happy to get the roles, but it would be nice to be in a movie where I could be someone else.
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There's depth in my comedy.