Bill Burr Quotes
Carnegie Hall is as good as they say it is. It's not like Stonehenge which looks great in books but then you go there and it's a pile of rocks next to a highway. There's actually a highway right next to it, but you don't see that in pictures.
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I realized what interested me as a student of film was one thing and the movies that I liked were another.
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Nature builds things that are antifragile. In the case of evolution, nature uses disorder to grow stronger. Occasional starvation or going to the gym also makes you stronger, because you subject your body to stressors and gain from them.
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You're always close and you never get that big romantic lead.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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Albania is going through a deep crisis because it lacks the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and freedom of the media. I don't think if we stop protesting the problem is solved.
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Both villains and heroes need to have a steadfast belief in themselves.
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A man has a birthright to be tired and retired. I am retired completely.
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The list of problems that we all experience may be endless, but I honestly cannot abide by the rule that, 'He who yells louder is heard.'
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My first inspiration for acting came from the first episode of 'Hannah Montana.' That's when I knew I wanted to be a singer and an actress.
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When women criticized men, I called it 'insight'... When men criticized women, I called it 'sexism' and 'backlash.'
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The pro athlete is a sad tale. He signs a big contract and thinks he's set for life. I didn't think I was set for life, and I don't now. As athletes, we are important, celebrities, in demand and rich. Then we are out of the game and we are not important, not celebrities, not in demand and not rich.
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I don't mind playing my music live. It's fun. But what my real passion is is writing music.
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What I love about my job is challenging myself and finding weird, different roles.
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If a film project were available and the timing was right, I might be interested.
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A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity.
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Throughout his eight years in office, Barack Obama endured a campaign of illegitimacy waged either by pluralities or majorities of the Republican party. Donald Trump rooted his candidacy in that campaign. It's fairly obvious.
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I always wanted to be an actor.
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Be careful about the advice you give, especially to your children.
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My personality resembles my designs to a large extent. I'm in sync with myself and I'm transparent, just like my designs.
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I remember 'Roots' growing up and the cultural impact it had on the country. Watching 'Roots' was not the cool remove of reading about slavery in a book or hearing about it in class. It became something that swept people along.
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Are you looking for the Holy One? I am in the next seat. My shoulder is against yours.
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I learned from a longtime farmer that pigs enjoy soothing music.
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You can always look back on having a good defensive day, even if you didn't do anything offensively. You won the game and you contributed.
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Carnegie Hall is as good as they say it is. It's not like Stonehenge which looks great in books but then you go there and it's a pile of rocks next to a highway. There's actually a highway right next to it, but you don't see that in pictures.
