Lorne Michaels Quotes
People go to the zoo and they like the lion because it's scary. And the bear because it's intense, but the monkey makes people laugh.
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We've come a long way since Nixon's first visit to China, or Carter's reestablishment of diplomatic relations.
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I cannot summon up inspiration; I myself am summoned.
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Certainly there are things in life that money can't buy, but it's very funny - Did you ever try buying them without money?
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If women would today would rise en masse and demand their emancipation, the men would be compelled to grant it.
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Turn your attention for a while away from the worries and anxieties. Remind yourself of all your many blessings.
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I have lived by one crucial principle since I was 24 years old. I don't blame or complain about things like the economy, the government, taxes, employees, gas prices, or any of the external things that I don't have control over. The only thing I have control over is my response to these things.
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I think America has a brilliant future.
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You either make dust or eat dust.
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I love road trips! My husband and I love that. We bought a truck with a bench seat so we could put the dog in the middle.
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I'm the most Colombian of the Colombians, even though I've lived 47 years outside of Colombia. I've lived 13 years in New York, and I never did a painting about New York. I've lived in France more than 30 years, and I've never painted Paris.
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We use the same possessive pronouns for everything, but do we own our lives or sisters or husbands in the same way we own our shoes? Do we own any of them at all?
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I studied chord theory and started playing the piano.
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Free imagination is the inestimable prerogative of youth and it must be cherished and guarded as a treasure.
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I don't have a fear of aging or a fear of death.
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I write about myself with the same pencil and in the same exercise book as about him. It is no longer I, but another whose life is just beginning.
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I do not believe in abortion at will. I do not believe that if a woman just wants to have an abortion she should... I do believe if you have an abortion you are committing murder.
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If I don't eat something after I work out, I get shaky and cranky - not a good combination when you're a television host.
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I came back out here from England and I was there for a while and it was beautiful and it is just great to see London going from Spring to Summer and Autumn.
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I started doing stand-up in college.
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I went through a phase when I was 13 where I would only fall in love with people over the age of 19 or 20. I never had a real relationship with any of these people, but it was definitely the guy I wanted to hang out with and wanted to go on trips with. I would be like, 'But, Daddy, he's a musician!'.
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Every man goes through a period of thinking they're attracted to another guy.
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There I was, an 18-year-old mimic rooming with a blind whistler.
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Blair overestimated his ability to influence U.S. decisions on Iraq.
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People go to the zoo and they like the lion because it's scary. And the bear because it's intense, but the monkey makes people laugh.
