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Quotes by Entertainer
"Whether it was working on theatre sets or stage lighting, I didn't realize most all of the skills I was exposed to were going to come in handy later on when I became a designer."
79
"Money is in some respects life's fire: it is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master."
79
"And that just shows you how important the car is in Formula One Racing."
78
"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."
78
"I would never want to hurt anyone by writing a book."
78
"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."
78
"I was married for 30 years. Isn't that enough? I've had my share of dirty underwear on the floor."
78
"The most sophisticated people I know - inside they are all children."
77
"I have some ideas on how to fix that. They're not very good ideas, but at least they're ideas!"
76
"I have moved from certainty to doubt, from devotion to rebellion."
76
"If your parents never had children, chances are... neither will you."
76
"We love our fans, so there's nothing we wouldn't do for them, and we go directly to t hem."
76
"Your world is a living expression of how you are using and have used your mind."
76
"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."
75
"Apparently the new high-tech Star Wars toys will be in stores any day now. The toys can talk and are interactive, so they can be easily distinguished from Star Wars fans."
74
"I questioned her further, and eventually got to talk to her doctor. And her doctor sort of shook his head and he said, 'I have examined her for throat cancer at least 15 times in the past few years."
74
"There's a simple way to solve the crime problem: obey the law; punish those who do not."
73
"I'm not afraid of failing. I don't like to fail. I hate to fail. But I'm not afraid of it."
Hate,
73
"So now my road map has changed and I don't have a really clear idea of what the next stops are."
73
"The reason why you were allowed to get away with that in the '60s and '70s is because this country's racist administrative policies were such that rich white kids were getting exemptions. I said no exemptions."
73
"Left wing, right wing, I am wingless and tired of trying to fly. Here comes the ground."
73
"A clown's makeup and character, that's all he has to sell. He loves and believes in that character."
73
"Is it any wonder that for millions of men the only intimacy is physical, silent, and predictable?"
72
"Yeah, I think we did the term Muppets before we got the show Sam and Friends - a few months after I started working."
72
"A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in."
72
"Don't worry about the horse being blind, just load the wagon."
71
"I was also a big Woody Allen fan. When I got into college I listened to Lenny Bruce but it's taken me years to put him into context historically and really get what he did."
71
"Republicans have called for a National African-American Museum. The plan is being held up by finding a location that isn't in their neighborhood."
71
"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."
71
"It took 35 years, but the time was well spent and I think I have established a good stake in the future."
71
"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."
71
"In reality, those rare few cases with good forensic evidence are the ones that make it to court."
71
"I have never seen a bad television program, because I refuse to. God gave me a mind, and a wrist that turns things off."
71
"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."
71
"But day in and day out, the most stimulating part of the work is being a member of a team of so many very bright, articulate and talented professionals."
70
"We are all Adam's children - it's just the skin that makes all the difference."
70
"Our flag is not just one of many political points of view. Rather, the flag is a symbol of our national unity."
70
"I'm not a sponge exactly, but I find that something I look at is a great opportunity for ideas."
70
"Don't think of it as failure. Think of it as time-released success."
70
"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."
70
"Political pornography is not unlike the sexual kind: difficult to define, but you know it when you see it."
70
"If you do something, expect consequences."
70
"We tend to live up to our expectations."
70
"In the sixties and seventies you could probably name all the great comics. It was still special."
Name,
70
"The First Amendment says nothing about your getting paid for saying anything. It just says you can say it. I don't believe that if a corporation pulls all the money out of you or a network pulls their money away or you get fired, you're being censored."
69
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