Sherman Hemsley Quotes

I always told my mother I wanted a job where I could have a lot of fun and have a lot of time off. She asked me where I was going to find that, and I said, 'I don't know, but it's out there.'

Sherman Hemsley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 1, 1938 - July 24, 2012

Topics

MotherTimeJobFunMeFind

Marines don't know how to spell the word 'defeat'.

Jim Mattis

DefeatKnowMarinesWordSpellHow

Inherently in us as Irish people, wherever you are in the world, when you hear an Irish accent, it's like a moth to a flame. There's a real personable pride and camaraderie about being Irish.

Jessie Buckley

PeopleWorldFlamePrideYouIrish

No one set that I ever do is the same. I mean, if I go to a comedy club, and I perform three sets, all three sets are different because anything can happen in between sets.

Tracy Morgan

ComedyGoThreeMeanClubAnything

Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again.

Rosa Parks

HurtYouPlaceOverOffBeen

A young songwriter shouldn't think he or she doesn't stand a chance because someone has big corporate people behind him. Never look at it like that.

Ronald Isley

PeopleChanceThinkStandSomeone

I've always loved the writing of Aaron Sorkin. He cleverly intersperses big issues alongside personal relationships.

Rupert Evans

WritingLovedRelationshipsPersonal

Every Muslim leader must unequivocally proclaim that terror committed in the name of Islam violates the core tenets of the Prophet Mohammed, and they must do so repeatedly. Period.

Mike Pompeo

LeaderNameIslamCoreCommitted

Rule number one in negotiating anything with Missy is never try and run me over. Never push me, because I am a very strong woman. I'm nice, but I'm very strong. When it gets down gritty, I can get grittier. Never, ever underestimate me.

Missy Elliott

WomanI AmMeStrongPushDown

The idea of a piece of literature as a vessel that could contain your life and lived after you had died and been forgotten struck me as akin to artificial intelligence.

Louisa Hall

LifeIntelligenceMeLiteratureYou

Before I write the first page of a novel, I spend a long time creating detailed backgrounds for my characters. I imagine the experiences that have formed them, what makes them happy, angry, fearful, and what they yearn for.

Lisa Kleypas

TimeAngryHappyLongLong Time

And if that isn't the truth, it would be a lie.

Colin Mochrie

TruthLieWould

I don't want to sound pretentious, but you could hire a bunch of monkeys to be on a TV show, and if it's successful, then everything's perfect and everybody's happy.

Scott Caan

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