Curtis Armstrong Quotes
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When I have people around, I'm a chatterbox. But when I'm alone, I never speak. I don't talk to myself; it's just not my schtick.
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I don't ever have the pressure of making a hit, because I've never had a hit song, per se. The closest thing to a hit song was 'Shiraz,' and it's not your prototypical hit song, with a catchy hook and all this other stuff.
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I love to smell like roses, literally all day!
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The goal in life is to be solid, whereas the way that life works is totally fluid, so you can never actually achieve that goal.
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Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man's power is increased, the checks that restrain him from abusing it must be strengthened.
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Dealing with the government does not mean you have to give a bribe.
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Our country does not believe in the concept of your God and my God. We believe that all gods are one. We have different ways of accepting Him. All ways lead to Him.
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Never eat spinach just before going on the air.
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Don't be afraid to convince yourself that your business is incredible, but don't expect others to be convinced without solid data to back it up. Ideas can be a worth a lot, but they are usually not. Execution is everything.
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Themes only arise after a novel is written, and people begin to try to talk about it.
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I try to avoid experience if I can. Most experience is bad.
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I'm tired of fighting. I've always known that I can't be an action star all my life.
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I'm still at the beginning of my career. It's all a little new, and I'm still learning as I go.
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Capitalism is using its money; we socialists throw it away.
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I try to hire people I don't have to motivate. But I do motivate the people working with and for me.
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At its core, banking is not simply about profit, but about personal relationships.
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Loss of hope rather than loss of life is what decides the issues of war. But helplessness induces hopelessness.
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You want to be smart. You don't want to put yourself in a position where you can't be there for the team when it comes down to the end.
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It doesn't bother me that I'm not a household word on the East Coast. Baton Rouge, Raleigh, Minneapolis - I'm so popular in these cities where you've never imagined an East Coast comedian working.
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An hour of my time is a tiny price to pay for all the support I've gotten from my fans.
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I don't think of myself as a comedian, but as an artist, a scientist and chemist who just happens to be funny. I started doing stand-up to add another level to my game. I feel that I'm a young rookie with a veteran's skill.
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Putin said I was a genius. I do say this: Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we actually could get along with Russia and China and some other countries that we don’t get along with, and then we go out and knock the hell out of ISIS? Wouldn’t it be nice if we cleaned that mess up? Wouldn’t it be smart?
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I love going to the beach and swimming in the ocean. I think it's so relaxing. It's also a great form of active recovery. It's perfect for those rest days when you still want to move a little bit.
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It was very natural that people just think of me as a comic actor.
