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Harry Shearer Quotes

American - Actor | December 23, 1943 -

My family was lower middle class, and my parents both worked, so we couldn't take proper vacations. We'd go for three days to Santa Barbara or to the desert, so my first real vacation came was when I was 12, when friends of my parents were taking their kids away. We went to Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, and Zion National Park in Arizona and Utah.

Family Vacation Parents Desert Three

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolute powerlessness make you pure?

Power You Power Corrupts Pure Make

Well Washington DC what are you going to do. They think the capitol steps are the state of the art in comedy. You try to drag them into the 20th century let alone the 21st and they refuse to come with you.

Alone Art Think Comedy You Try

I am one of those people who thrive on deadlines, nothing brings on inspiration more readily than desperation.

I Am People Thrive Nothing More Who

I believe London is the city New York wants to be when it grows up. I love the wealth of cultural resources that a city of that size can offer. I also believe I don't have to sacrifice all of my standards for human behavior to avail myself of them.

Love Myself Sacrifice New York City

Rock n' roll doesn't change. All the idiocies and pretension continue.

Change Rock Roll Continue Pretension

Democrats always like to brag that their guys are smarter than the opponents and Republicans always like to brag that their guys are more moral than the opponents. But if you're looking for morals in politics you're looking for bananas in the cheese department.

Politics Looking Morals You Cheese

Anybody who says that having the public recognize them and relate to the work they do is irritating should get into another line of work. You're in this business for people to know what you do and like it.

Work Business People You Know Line

I do stretches every morning and serious yoga. Not the hot, sweaty type - I don't believe yoga is calisthenics in fancy pants. I practise a variant of hatha yoga.

Morning Believe Serious Hot Pants

Bryce Canyon isn't as famous as the Grand Canyon, but it is just incredible - nothing compares to it.

Famous Grand Canyon Nothing Canyon

People don't play music in New Orleans for the reasons they do in Nashville or L.A. - to become stars or to get rich - they play because they've got to. It's in the streets, in their family, in their blood.

Family Stars Music People Rich Play

You know, radio was a really easy way to do the shows. You'd come in, do a read-through, there'd be a few rehearsals, then you'd come the night of the show and do it in front of the audience and then go home.

Home Night Easy You Go Know

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