- Over
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- Nov 07, 2020
You Quotes
Quotes that speak straight to you.
This collection gathers quotes framed around 'you' - from candid reflections on body image pressures passed down in families to observations about how humor can mask real vulnerability. Many touch on how what you know about yourself differs from how others perceive you.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Comedians' first ten minutes usually stay with them the first several years of their career. It's their mission statement. Their disclaimer that lets people know who they are. Or were. It's also a good time to make fun of your name if you have a funny or strange one.
- Entertain People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Like with any good art form, if you can entertain people and make them think, it's an honor. It's just an honor to be a comedian.
- Grow
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think the thing about it is when you grow up in Chicago there's such a thing as putting on airs, you know? And you just learn not to put on airs. Don't act like, 'Oh boy, I'm somebody.' They'll slap you down.
- Age
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think too much about age. Maybe if you're hurting, aching and arthritic, then you think about it a lot. But I don't.
- Different
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- Nov 07, 2020
Stand-up is different from television. In stand-up, you've got to be in control.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
You're not dead at 85. You're a long way from it. Go out and enjoy. You've earned it.
- Past
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- Nov 07, 2020
Don't live in the past. There's no point. You can't change anything. What a waste of time.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
But if you're going to go out on a military unit, you've got to allow yourself to be under the control of the commander because you really could put the troops in danger.
- Journalism
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can't think of any other job in journalism where the newsmakers come to you.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
With the stand-up comic on TV, whether it's Seinfeld or Cosby or Roseanne, more important than their knowledge of how to tell a joke is their knowledge of themselves, or the persona they've created as themselves. So that when you're in a room with writers, you can say, 'Guys, that's a funny line, but I wouldn't say it.'
- Humor
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think that what comes through in Chicago humor is the affection. Even though you're poking fun at someone or something, there's still an affection for it.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
In so many of the other beats these days, there are these layers of public relations people that you have to go through to get to the newsmakers themselves.
- Fonda
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always hated when the studios just kind of said that anybody can act. You look at people like Spencer Tracy, Henry Fonda - and I'm just talking about the male actors - there aren't a lot who can act. It's a very special talent, and I wish it were recognized as a very special talent.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
But if you don't enjoy doing something, you'll be miserable no matter how much money you make.
- Difficult Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020