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Quotes by Entertainer
"I've been bragging for over 25 years that my first New York Times bestseller was a book I copied from the U.S. Government Printing Office!"
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"I got more mail than anybody on the history of The Today Show, but half of it was to get me off the air."
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"He asked if I was a songwriter, and I said yeah, that I was in town because I'd won this contest. He said, okay, then he was gonna play me his hit, and started singing 'When it's time to relax, one beer stands clear... '"
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"Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself."
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"We aren't people who believe that just because we're performers our opinions on everything need to be known."
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"My show was revolutionary, ground-breaking. When I came on the scene, people were not doing a thing."
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"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."
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"A clown's makeup and character, that's all he has to sell. He loves and believes in that character."
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"I want the big drama. I always said I don't want a wedding I want a parade."
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"Adam's abduction was our private hell - but it was not an isolated incident. On any given day, any number of children are absent from their homes for diverse and numerous reasons."
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"Well, now we have exactly the same situation as at the beginning of the race, only exactly opposite."
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"If you want to stay young-looking, pick your parents very carefully."
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"There is nothing in the genius of America more precious today than the spirit of religious and political tolerance in its application to our own people."
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"I get asked this a lot: Why has soccer not succeeded? My answer is, soccer has succeeded. It is already the fastest growing youth participation sport in the U.S. It has already succeeded at the youth level, no question."
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"And one thing I can be proud of is we have a 'Come and Try Fishing' day every year. And there's 20 venues throughout the state, and see, these thousands of kids who've never been fishing come along."
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"And since I just turned 32, I'm thinking about getting married, having a family, and that's very difficult to do on the road as a correspondent."
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"If you can't be in awe of Mother Nature, there's something wrong with you."
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"It has been the way of Rotary to focus thought upon matters in which members are in agreement, rather than upon matters in which they are in disagreement."
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"I rode into the dawning world of television in 1944 on a train."
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"Food is for eating, and good food is to be enjoyed... I think food is, actually, very beautiful in itself."
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"Somebody like me wouldn't have gone on to the Trisha show because I already had a public profile."
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"I gave the couple a hint of a design that would work great with the bones of their home. They weren't ready for it, and they embarrassed themselves and that's too bad."
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"I never make stupid mistakes. Only very, very clever ones."
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"NBC was trying to convert all of their local programming to color right away to encourage the sale of the sets, so I barely remember working in black and white, although I do know that I did do it, but there was not a major difference, though."
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"Fire has always been and, seemingly, will always remain, the most terrible of the elements."
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"I'm not a sponge exactly, but I find that something I look at is a great opportunity for ideas."
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"Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher."
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"However, I believe that it would be difficult to have legitimate scientists agree to participate."
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"Our nation is built on the bedrock principle that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed."
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"I know it is the fans that are responsible for me being here. I've always tried in each and every broadcast to serve the fans to the best of my ability."
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"What I do in my book is let people know about these programs."
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"I guess the President says the majority of the people didn't elect him, he doesn't have to listen to 'em anyway."
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"Don't let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use."
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"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."
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"Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it."
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"The labour Party has lost the last four elections. If they lose another, they get to keep the liberal party."
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"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."
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"Don't tell me what you believe in. I'll observe how you behave and I will make my own determination."
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"Other kids did drugs; I did crafts. I never knew where I fit in."
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"Regis has a great rapport with the American public."
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"'Weary Willie' is very real to me. He is a man who has given up. The boat has gone and left him. The cards are stacked against him. He's content to make out with what he's got. He knows he'll go no further."
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"There are people who claim to be instinctive cooks, who never follow recipes or weigh anything at all. All I can say is they're not very fussy about what they eat. For me, cooking is an exact art and not some casual game."
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"As far as wrestling goes, as long as my body is able to withstand the physical beating, I will keep wrestling."
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