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Quotes by Entertainer

"I have a microphone on one ankle and an ankle bracelet on the other, so I'm well balanced today."

"The press is like the peculiar uncle you keep in the attic - just one of those unfortunate things."

"A large psychic void is left by a loss of faith. So many Catholics have tried so many things to replace it."

"Sometimes I get the feeling the whole world is against me, but deep down I know that's not true. Some of the smaller countries are neutral."

"A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that 'individuality' is the key to success."

"I'm always most excited about the job I'm doing at the present, and that's especially true about 'Price' because of my respect for the show and it's production team."

"Because of my tremendous respect for Bob Barker and for the show's high standards of professionalism I consider this a tremendous honor that few announcers have ever been treated to. Both Rod's and Johnny's shoes are huge; I can't think about filling them."

"I would never want to hurt anyone by writing a book."

"If you do something, expect consequences."

"I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening."

"Where there is no struggle, there is no strength."

"Most people would like to be delivered from temptation but would like it to keep in touch."

"Your world is a living expression of how you are using and have used your mind."

"You see the images that the public is demanding. Why more reality-based TV? You'd think that after the first Survivor it would have gone away, but it hasn't. The public demands it because they get all caught up in the personal stories, and want to see more and more."

"But with The Dark Crystal, instead of puppetry we're trying to go toward a sense of realism - toward a reality of creatures that are actually alive and we're mixing up puppetry and all kinds of other techniques."

"The one thing you don't want is that stale sound when you've done a line so much you can't find a fresh approach to it. Drop it."

"I've known Jan, probably, very well for, well, for over a decade. And the passion that Jan just showed the viewers in that particular piece is very real."

"Don't tell me what you believe in. I'll observe how you behave and I will make my own determination."

"In reality, those rare few cases with good forensic evidence are the ones that make it to court."

"Good kitchen equipment is expensive, but most items last a lifetime and will pay for themselves over and over again."

"The most sophisticated people I know - inside they are all children."

"Any person who contributes to prosperity must prosper in turn."

"Some people are uncomfortable with the idea that humans belong to the same class of animals as cats and cows and raccoons. They're like the people who become successful and then don't want to be reminded of the old neighborhood."

"During last night's debate, John Kerry and John Edwards were so friendly to each other some political experts think that they may end up running together. In fact Kerry and Edwards were so friendly, President Bush accused them of planning a gay marriage."

"Evidence can vary depending on the circumstances, the weather, and how long it has been hanging around."

"Every nut who kills people has a Bible lying around. If you're looking for violent rape imagery, the Bible's right there in your hotel room. If you just want to look up ways to screw people up, there it is, and you're justified because God told you to."

"I thought I was bulletproof or Superman there for a while. I thought I'd never run out of nerve. Never."

"Every student of comedy should see Dame Edna at least twice."

"There are a lot of myths about my injuries. They say I have broken every bone in my body. Not true. But I have broken 35 bones. I had surgery 14 times to pin and plate. I shattered my pelvis. I forget all of the things that have broke."

"The majority of people who buy homes in golf course communities don't play golf. Golf is way down at the bottom in terms of total numbers and growth."

"Yeah, I think we did the term Muppets before we got the show Sam and Friends - a few months after I started working."

"If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are."

"It's like trying to pin down a kangaroo on a trampoline."

"We love our fans, so there's nothing we wouldn't do for them, and we go directly to t hem."

"And that just shows you how important the car is in Formula One Racing."

"The best part of being a vegan is the purity and peace of mind one experiences and the strong connection I feel to the animal kingdom."

"There's so much pollution in the air now that if it weren't for our lungs there'd be no place to put it all."

"Television is not the exclusive target of promoters. Is Superman really worthy of a Newsweek cover?"

"We have it. The smoking gun. The evidence. The potential weapon of mass destruction we have been looking for as our pretext of invading Iraq. There's just one problem - it's in North Korea."

"I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge responsibility. It's part of who I am. It does not define me."

"A lot of food shows need only to tempt. Some food shows only need to inspire, to empower. And there are a lot of shows that do that."
Food,

"A measuring jug is also vital when cooking rice, as this is always measured by volume rather than by weight."

"If you want to stay young-looking, pick your parents very carefully."

"The system of volunteerism is divisive. It pits one charity against the others for the charity dollar."

"Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality."

"Is it any wonder that for millions of men the only intimacy is physical, silent, and predictable?"
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