Lorne Michaels Quotes

I grew up in a time where on things like 'The Red Skeleton Show' or even to a certain extent on 'The Carol Burnett Show,' people wrote in the breakouts or ad-libs. They were scripted to look spontaneous. So I always had a dislike of that kind of thing.

Lorne Michaels

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Not much about California, on its own preferred terms, has encouraged its children to see themselves as connected to one another.

Joan Didion

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I wouldn't have thought of myself as a person who could guide anybody and then it turned out that I can.

Meg Ryan

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Ego is the immediate dictate of human consciousness.

Max Planck

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Our goodness comes solely from thinking on goodness; our wickedness from thinking on wickedness. We too are the victims of our own contemplation.

John Jay Chapman

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In a certain sense, every time you sit down to write a song, there's a fear that you've forgotten how to do it.

Matthew Ramsey

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The city of New Orleans showed America what it takes to rebuild a great place. We're all going together, and we're not leaving anybody behind.

Mitch Landrieu

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I came from a very poor background. I came from children's homes; I came from a violent family, and against all the odds, I succeeded.

DeObia Oparei

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I have made a number of movies that I have never seen. It's not a matter of ego. It's a matter of being disappointed. It's really a shame. It's just as difficult to make a movie that no one cares about as to make a hit.

Christopher Walken

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I love a stupid joke, something that doesn't make any sense.

Chelsea Handler

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I think comedy is incredibly discriminated against. It is one of the most enjoyed yet most condescended art forms in the world. It's the same thing with hip-hop.

Brett Gelman

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You don't know what's going to happen in our business a year from now... so you have to be flexible and adaptable, and that's what we try to do.

Bruce Nordstrom

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Women are taking the main stage. They are center stage, and they're setting all these records and making history, and I want I be a part of that. I've worked so hard to be a part of that.

Nikki Bella

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