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Jerry Lewis Quotes

There's something wonderful about taking a tag off a pair of socks, off a shirt, off a jacket. I really think that it has to do with my wanting to give myself all the perks that there are. It's part of my psychosis.

Jerry Lewis

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: comedian
Nationality: american
Birth: March 16, 1926

Topics

Myself Think Socks Jacket Shirt Off

I would never do anything that makes the perception of country music worse.

Joe Nichols

Music Perception Country Never Worse

Let me say this: Camel is delicious, but when handled improperly, it's rank.

Andrew Zimmern

Me Say Camel Delicious Rank Handled

Social progress is a big thing for me. Although science fiction is traditionally concerned with the hard sciences, which is chemistry, physics, and, some might argue, biology, my father was and still is a social scientist at the University of Toronto.

Robert J. Sawyer

Father Science Progress Me Physics

In Scotland, I was brought up to think of policemen as allies and to ask one for help when I needed it.

Angus Deaton

Think Help Ask Up Scotland Allies

When I first started writing songs and being very explicit, it was hard, but one of the main things people respond to in my writing is that 'just say it' attitude of my songs. There really is nothing personal or private; it's all universal, if you can just find the courage to be open about your life.

Ani DiFranco

Life Attitude Courage People Writing

Our societies have experienced the magic that occurs when pluralism flourishes and the marginalized assume their proper powers. But loss stalks those victories, as millions revolt against change and supremacies resurface.

Anand Giridharadas

Change Loss Magic Against Victories

Do not grieve yourself too much for those you hate, nor yet forget them utterly.

Sophocles

Hate Yourself You Too Much Forget

I'll be honest with you: not a chance in this world. But you know, stranger things have happened.

Stacy Keach

World Chance You Know Stranger

The crowd is the crowd. You're gonna take them as an individual performer how you take them. The key is how do you learn from them. How do you use whatever is happening reaction-wise to get better.

Roman Reigns

Key Better Learn You Whatever Take

Fortunately, I got called down to NASA for an interview. And one thing led to the next, and one day I got that call. I've been here about seven years now and am really enjoying it.

Michael P. Anderson

Day Down NASA Now One Day Years

All the arts, to varying degrees, involve some kind of a compromise. This being so, how far need the radio dramatist go to meet the public without losing sight of himself and his own standards of value?

Louis MacNeice

Value Losing Compromise Kind Meet

One of the things about being a boy, especially growing up without a father, is you really don't have that role model to teach you how to do things.

Art Alexakis

Father Growing Up You Role Model Boy