Tom Smothers Quotes

Every day I think, 'Gosh, I wish I could be like George Carlin, Bill Maher: I want that edge.' But every time I start to get that edgy thing, I get kind of mean.

Tom Smothers

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I think my dad did legal work for someone who had a Packard Bell 8088, and they couldn't pay him, so they gave him a computer. I was initially not allowed to touch it, but that didn't last long. I started tinkering with it, and there were many times I screwed up the computer.

Jeremy Stoppelman

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If there is a risk in a bank, our first question should be 'Okay, what are you in the bank going to do about that? What can you do to recapitalise yourself?'. If the bank can't do it, then we'll talk to the shareholders and the bondholders, we'll ask them to contribute in recapitalising the bank, and if necessary the uninsured deposit holders.

Jeroen Dijsselbloem

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In the free-to-play industry, the most money-making games are often coming from making people fighting against each other and really hating each other and wanting to revenge, so they spend more money to dominate.

Jenova Chen

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It's a unique fraternity to be a standup. I think everybody understands, you know, opportunity, and everybody - especially at the top - are genuinely rooting for you.

Michael Che

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Success is more a function of consistent common sense than it is of genius.

An Wang

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There are very few courses around Detroit I haven't played.

Smokey Robinson

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I applaud the growing commitment of Evangelicals to the needs of the poor and oppressed in urban America.

Tony Campolo

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The human brain has 100 billion neurons, each neuron connected to 10 thousand other neurons. Sitting on your shoulders is the most complicated object in the known universe.

Michio Kaku

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As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day.

Michael Jordan

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Personally, I don't stretch, I don't get massages. Maybe massages would be useful, but I just don't have the time for it.

Dean Karnazes

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Then I loved the fact that we were actually recording live.

Chuck Mangione

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I train hard. A lot of people that I train with, they get blown away by how hard I'm able to train.

Bobby Lashley

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