Bill Burr Quotes
I was scared to death because for the comics of my generation, HBO specials are like the pinnacle. I'm thinking of all these unbelievable comedians I've seen on HBO: Chris Rock, George Carlin, Damon Wayans, Richard Pryor and Billy Crystal. I started having a panic attack seeing my name in that list of people. It was pretty overwhelming.
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Experience is a legitimate issue when John McCain raises it about Obama, and it's also legitimate for us to raise it about Palin.
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The men and women of my generation are heirs to that great collective success which has been admired worldwide and of which we are so proud. It is now up to us to pass it on to the coming generations.
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I was born abroad, but my parents were both English. Still, those few years of separation, and then coming back to England as an outsider, did give me an ability to see the country in a slightly detached way. I suppose I was made aware of what Englishness actually is because I only became immersed in it later in life.
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I have the necessary lack of tact.
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There is no doubt in the sanctity of Mecca, but a donkey won't become a Hajj pilgrim by just going through the motions.
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Women are sacred.
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I guess my main influences are Jesus, rock 'n' roll and ex-wives. In that order.
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Through this experience we have been warned - learn everything, don't forget anything!
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I was a boy with one dream and one dream only: I wanted - no, strike that, I was desperate for - a room of my own. You see, in those days I shared a room with my little brother, Jesse, and it wasn't pretty. He was the Oscar to my Felix: messy, careless, and just a little bit sticky - exactly the way a kindergartner is supposed to be.
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A revolution is a struggle to the death between the future and the past.
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Intimacy is something to be cherished, and intimacy is not something to be afraid of.
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My deceased grandmother on my mom's side was a real fairy godmother, who lived to be 102 and who I always feel is looking after me.
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I was always able to get money, but now it's a little bit more money, and I manage the same way. I just want to see my family do better.
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Nobody's life is wrapped up neatly in a bow.
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I can recite poetry, but I cannot write it.
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The happiest days of my youth were when my brother and I would run through the woods and feel quite safe.
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When you're a fashion photographer, you must inspire a dream.
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When people get placed upon a pedestal - when they start chasing after that person on the pedestal - they become mannequin-like.
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Giving subsidies is a two-edged sword. Once you give it, it's very hard to take away subsidies. There's a political cost to taking away subsidies.
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True icons are larger than life, unforgettable with an elegance that's mesmerizingly timeless.
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Communication is the transfer of emotion.
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When I was younger, I liked writing stories and watching younger actors on TV.
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Know how to drive safely when it's raining or when it's snowing. The two conditions are different.
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I was scared to death because for the comics of my generation, HBO specials are like the pinnacle. I'm thinking of all these unbelievable comedians I've seen on HBO: Chris Rock, George Carlin, Damon Wayans, Richard Pryor and Billy Crystal. I started having a panic attack seeing my name in that list of people. It was pretty overwhelming.
