Mel Brooks Quotes

Rhetoric does not get you anywhere, because Hitler and Mussolini are just as good at rhetoric. But if you can bring these people down with comedy, they stand no chance.

Mel Brooks

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My memory seems to be holding on quite well. There is no reason why it shouldn't if you keep training it.

Melvyn Bragg

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'Loose Ends' was an all-female crew and one of the greatest on-set experiences I've ever had. We were ahead of schedule every day, and there was a laid-back, calm, supportive vibe that was entirely new to all of us.

Anna Akana

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Diseases are the tax on pleasures.

John Ray

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Lyrics have to be underwritten. That's why poets generally make poor lyric writers because the language is too rich. You get drowned in it.

Stephen Sondheim

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I was black and blue for about two years, but it's paid off tremendously. You know, if you get enough whacks, your reflexes pick up, and I've become quite good - if somebody throws keys or something, I can catch them.

Lucy Lawless

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There must have been something in the air of Gary that led one into economics: the first Nobel Prize winner, Paul Samuelson, was also from Gary, as were several other distinguished economists.

Joseph Stiglitz

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I think, as an entrepreneur, you have to see the unlimited amount of potential but concentrate on your day and just keep building.

Jon Oringer

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I mean, I'm an uncle of seven or eight, and I don't mind it at all! Kids are great. Kids are the best six-hour experience you can have!

Chris O'Dowd

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I was a little chubby, rosy-cheeked kid.

Brad Goreski

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In the mid 1990s the Korean film industry was really open-minded.

Bong Joon-ho

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There are many times where we lose faith in our country and ourselves, and I think drag is definitely a form of entertainment and a form of hope that tells us we have to hope for a brighter future.

Aquaria

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When you hear me, you know it's me, regardless of the song.

Willie Nelson

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