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Jim Gaffigan Quotes

No one goes into standup to make money. The frustration and rejection are just too much.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: comedian
Nationality: american
Birth: July 7, 1966

Topics

Money Frustration Rejection Too Much

Many of America's historical cornbreads were staple breads for people who didn't have many other options.

People America Historical Options

For a young person, anybody who's sorting out and trying to make a life for himself or herself, to have the opportunity each day to set down - sit down and then set down thoughts, words - it's a crucial, crucial way of staying alive, of not allowing yourself and not allowing the culture outside yourself to totally dominate your life.

John Edgar Wideman

Life Opportunity Culture Day Words

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Inspirational Day Seeds Plant Judge

It's sort of good to see your vocation as a daily task and have fairly modest expectations for financial or reward in other coin - glory, love, whatever.

Love Good Daily Expectations Reward

I think a lot of times it's not money that's the primary motivation factor; it's the passion for your job and the professional and personal satisfaction that you get out of doing what you do that motivates you.

Passion Money Job Think Motivation

All I want to do is do my shows and play golf.

Golf Play Want Shows Play Golf

I think everyone can relate to that fall from grace - having life change in an instant or having to stand for some of your bad choices, that feeling of 'Nothing is ever going to be good again.'

Life Change Good Grace Choices Bad

Colorado is a trade-dependent state.

When you race a sailboat, the selection of your crew is just completely paramount. It's impossible to be an effective skipper if you don't have the right people working harmoniously in the right roles.

People Impossible You Race Right

I'm not worried about a title. It's just go and have fun.

Fun Have Fun Go Just Title About

So I did 'Something Happened on the Way to Heaven' and the original version is a ballad. The original Phil record is uptempo but we slowed it down and made it a ballad.

Heaven Down Way Original Something

Any 'artist' makes a living by expressing what others can't - because they're unaware of their feelings, they're too afraid to express those feelings, or they lack the skills to communicate and be understood.

Chuck Palahniuk

Artist Feelings Skills Living Others

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