Conan O'Brien Quotes
It's a good thing I was born in this century, when superfluous television seems to be part of the economy.
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If it weren't for the Internet, WWE probably wouldn't even know my name. If I had to rely on 'Pro Wrestling Illustrated' to get my name out there, it would have been a much more difficult road.
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Most breast cancer-related deaths can be prevented through simple and painless preventive measures. A late diagnosis can result in more serious, long-term consequences.
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Japanese businesspeople and companies are lacking in individuality.
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When people say to me 'what do you think of rap music?' my answer is there's no such thing. There's rap and there's music.
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I have to think about how to not spread myself too thin. It's a really great problem to have.
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The story of technology seems to go up and then retract into simplicity again.
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'Saving Grace,' even though fictionally it was set in Oklahoma, we shot it right outside of L.A.
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I think one thing that's important to maintain is a sense of fear, always doubting yourself... a good dose of insecurity helps your work in some ways.
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I don't look at myself as suffering.
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In the late '90s, I spent a lot of time on reservations, and there was a level of poverty and injustice that I had not witnessed before. I was shocked by it. This is federally controlled land, and there was an insidious mix of apathy and exploitation.
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Whether you call my heart affectionate, or you call it womanish: I confess, that to my misfortune, it is soft.
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I think pulling off, pulling off a kind of fake documentary of me being a, you know, actual dictator would have been extremely difficult, if not impossible.
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I get more fulfilment from being a father than I do from being an actor.
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My music is about where I am at the time. In 'Raymond vs. Raymond,' I was going through a lot of things, and it came out in my music. My marriage fell apart, and I was suddenly a single father.
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The song This Kiss was definitely my breakthrough song. After that, Breathe was my breakthrough album.
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The person who grieves suffers his passion to grow upon him; he indulges it, he loves it; but this never happens in the case of actual pain, which no man ever willingly endured for any considerable time.
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Ergo, because of the money problem, it is probable that our orchestras will soon go down in quality.
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Anywhere in life, for girls there's pressure to keep your weight and to keep yourself feeling and looking good.
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I'd like to direct something at the Public.
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I think film and television - particularly film - you are very isolated as a writer. If you're lucky, you have a good relationship with the director. Then you do make that development and come on set and be part of something. But ultimately, your work is kind of done by the time you come on set.
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I haven't done Vine in a long time, and when I first started, I just did stuff that I thought was funny.
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The disinterested love of truth which culture fosters is akin to the unselfishness which is a characteristic of the good.
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Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
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It's a good thing I was born in this century, when superfluous television seems to be part of the economy.
