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Quotes by Entertainer


"I was sued by a woman who claimed that she became pregnant because she watched me on television and I bent her contraceptive coil."

"As a journalist, it is so easy to get hardened when you see so many stories that are disturbing. Sometimes it's just your survival mechanism that makes you hardened to some of it."

"I wouldn't say jamie is an evil genius. I'm not sure he's evil and I'm not sure he's a genius."

"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've enjoyed being a part of something from the beginning, when we were still finding our footing."

"Airlines are interesting. They not only favor celebrities, they court them."

"I still feel like I gotta prove something. There are a lot of people hoping I fail. But I like that. I need to be hated."

"Recognition should come to the reporter who uncovers public cheating or proves a convicted man innocent."


"I want the big drama. I always said I don't want a wedding I want a parade."


"Today they're making pictures that I wouldn't want Trigger to see."

"Fire has always been and, seemingly, will always remain, the most terrible of the elements."


"As far as sustaining our popularity, I believe we can."

"The burden of the past is only, I think, oppressive when you've got to go on the experience of the avant garde."

"You might not think that's cricket, and it's not, it's motor racing."

"The development of the comedy club industry destroyed the uniqueness and intimacy of the profession but it also created jobs for comics and bred some great performers."

"If a man, for private profit, tears at the public news, does so with the impatience of one who thinks he actually owns the news you get, it is against the national interest."

"I see the same coffee table everywhere. It's mass marketing."

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

"In reality, the most important things happen when you don't look for them."


"In all honesty my cake was baking when I met Al - I had made up in my mind already to get physically healthy. He refreshingly was on his own journey so it was almost as if we walked together."

"President Bush remained undeterred by the massive display of American opposition, even though much of it came from the hundreds of thousands of voters who supported him by voting for Nader."

"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've never had a drink of alcohol or any drug in my life."


"I am much more interested in the process than results."

"You are, at this moment, standing, right in the middle of your own "acres of diamonds.""

"December 25th has become guilt and obligation."


"'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."

"If mathematics is to be understood widely, we need to emphasise its elegance and its applications. Sometimes it seems that universities want to emphasise how difficult it is!"

"I prefer the Chinese method of eating. You can do anything at the table except arm wrestle."

"The biggest mistake that you can make is to believe that you are working for somebody else. Job security is gone. The driving force of a career must come from the individual. Remember: Jobs are owned by the company, you own your career!"

"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."


"For each episode the five of us are all wearing clothes by the same designer. It's a different designer for each episode, but for each one we're all wearing their clothes."

"In all feats of fire-eating it should be noted that the head is thrown well back, so that the flame may pass out of the open mouth instead of up into the roof, as it would if the head were held naturally."

"Have you ever had one of those moments when you look up and realize that you're one of those people you see on the train talking to themselves?"

"Storage is important. Whether it's cushions you only use outside in the summer, or blankets that only come out in the winter, you've always got to think of where to store them."

"Pamela Anderson Lee released a statement confirming that she has had her breast implants removed. Doctors say that Pamela is doing fine and that her old implants are now dating Charlie Sheen."

"In New York, we had primary elections for mayor. To improve their chances, all five candidates changed their name to Rudy Giuliani."

"We are busy planning the launch of the channel. I am busy planning all kinds of events that go on the channel without me. I have started producing a sound for the channel."


"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."

"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."

"When people show you who they are, believe them."


"And that's what I've learned too: writing is key."

"I don't believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process."

"If I went in to pitch this show to a network, I would be laughed out of the room."

"Starbucks says they are going to start putting religious quotes on cups. The very first one will say, 'Jesus! This cup is expensive!'"
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