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Quotes by Entertainer

"If there ever was a militant religion, it was that of early New England."

"When you look at what we spend on entertainment, whether it's on CDs, music, DVDs, there is so much money invested in that, people want to know a little more about the stars they're paying to see or hear."

"Let's be careful when we start comparing American to European tolerance because there isn't necessarily a lot of European tolerance."


"I felt good full figured. Morbidly obese I was unhealthy and dying."

"Singing is not indulged in by Rotary clubs of some countries and all clubs are given full privilege to do as they please about including it in their programs."

"It seems people are more willing to let other people control their minds now and recreational drug use doesn't seem to have that same renegade sense of adventure that it once did."


"There's nothing that can match Broadway for stature and dignity."

"I have visited some places where the differences between black and white are not as profound as they used to be, but I think there is a new form of racism growing in Europe and that is focused on people who are Middle Eastern. I see it."

"You cannot hate other people without hating yourself."

"There are many more serial killers living outside the prison walls than inside."

"I hate politics, hate deals, and deal-making, hate meeting with attorneys and agents."


"If your lifeguard duties were as good as your singing, a lot of people would be drowning."

"What does signature mean? Supposedly these are the added touches that make the crime personal to the killer."


"I did pretty good for a guy who never finished high school and used to yodel at square dances."

"When I was almost 13 I was ripe for religion. I was actually just plain ripe."

"If they asked me, I did two shifts. I did sports, I did news, because I loved it."

"If Bret went in there and stunk the place out, then they probably wouldn't have brought the little brother in. So just by being successful himself, it opened the door for me."

"President Bush spent last night calling world leaders to support the war with Iraq and it is sad when the most powerful man on earth is yelling, 'I know you're there, pick up, pick up."

"There are a hell of a lot of jobs that are scarier than live comedy. Like standing in the operating room when a guy's heart stops, and you're the one who has to fix it!"


"We're going to be treated very poorly, I think that goes with the territory, and you have to get over it, get beyond it and know who you are among your peers and especially among your family when you look in the mirror."


"I think there are certain business matters which we must now conduct differently than we used to."

"The only thing that differentiates you and me from a couple of fourteen year old pyromaniacs is balistic glass!"
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"A quick example of that is a woman who said she'd been healed of throat cancer where the faith healer admitted he touched her on the forehead."

"Much responsibility rests upon the shoulders of the song leader; it is not infrequently within his power to make or break a meeting."

"Show business is one of the few businesses that the devil will actually agree to own just a portion of your soul because he knows if you have a performer's ego you were probably working for him all along."

"To live in Australia permanently is rather like going to a party and dancing all night with one's mother."


"One of the nice things about problems is that a good many of them do not exist except in our imaginations."

"No, there's not much competition between puppeteers in general because everybody's working their own style."

"A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself."

"Picture yourself in your minds eye as having already achieved this goal. See yourself doing the things you'll be doing when you've reached your goal."


"What I bring to the table is a huge enthusiasm and love for this stuff."

"Most producers I've known were writers first, and writing is a vital part of any game show. You could easily argue that the writing is the key ingredient that makes 'Jeopardy!' so great."

"Yesterday, the Pentagon warned U.S. reporters that they should get out of Baghdad as soon as possible because the U.S. could attack at any time. Then the Pentagon added, 'Whatever you do, don't tell Geraldo.'"

"I'm having the time of my life and I'm glad people are enjoy it."

"Whereas you have someone like Houdini, who works really, really hard to get really, really famous, and then has actual intellectual ideas that he puts into the culture that stay there."

"So if there is a government grant offered for anything, like starting a business or going to school, they cannot discriminate because of your age."


"The civil rights movement wasn't easy for anybody."

"I'd like to bring magic back to the place it used to be 100 years ago."

"Our environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations."
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