- Easy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Never Quotes
Quotes on what never happens.
This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable. Related reading includes Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Play
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I played, I never needed the spotlight, nor did I want it. I simply wanted to play baseball and be respected by my teammates and the opposing players.
- Nov 07, 2020
Musicals have clearly gotten more physical. You never saw Ethel Merman doing step aerobics.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always been a family entertainer. Every show I have done has been suitable for any age - parents never need to worry that, if they pop out of the room, I'll say anything untoward.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Lots of people come up to me and call me Sir Bruce now. Interviewers call me Sir with every question, but I never make a point of making people call me Sir. It doesn't matter to me, though; it was a great honour to be knighted. I'm very proud of it.
- Be Kind
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- Nov 07, 2020
Never be possessive. If a female friend lets on that she is going out with another man, be kind and understanding. If she says she would like to go out with the Dallas Cowboys, including the coaching staff, the same rule applies.
- Chambers
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never could get into The Chambers Brothers. They make good records, but I never could get behind it.
- Thinking
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done.
- Mistake
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I got the offer to do 'Weird Ernie' in the pilot, I was living in New York, and somebody had made a mistake, and they made an offer that was supposed to be $2,500 for the job, but they offered $25,000. I couldn't turn that down. I'd never heard of anything like that!
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never want to be a father figure to my quarterbacks. I've got my own kids. I want to be the cool uncle you'd like have a drink with.
- After
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's a phobia I have. I never assume I'm going to be able to write another album after I finish one.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never intended to become a professional pilot. But, as I became more curious about aircraft, and, well, not being John Travolta, I realized that the only way I was ever going to fly a jet is if I got a job.
- Fashion
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- Nov 07, 2020
Apart from death and taxes, the one thing that's certain in this life is that I'll never be a fashion icon.
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020