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Lewis Black Quotes

My problem has always been with authority, and I'm sure if anybody understands that, it's people in uniform.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: comedian
Nationality: american
Birth: August 30, 1948

Topics

People Problem Uniform Authority

As a chef, you need to respect your guests and their needs. If they decide that they want to eat certain things and not eat others, if for religious reasons or just decide they don't want to eat certain ingredients, you have to respect that.

Respect Chef You Want Others Need

Not wearing hijab has seriously, seriously hurt my career. Mass media wants to see a woman in a veil. But I think it helps me because it makes it easier for my audience to relate to me. I'm not the scary 'other' they keep seeing on 'Fox News.'

Woman Me Think Hurt Media Career

I started writing probably around when I was 15, because that's when I picked up the guitar. That was also around the same time when I began to create my own music, and everything really just clicked for me, and I knew this was what I was going to do.

Music Time Me Writing Guitar Create

As a human, if you're in a scary situation, you pretty much forget about everything else! You just try and survive.

Survive You Situation Forget Try

Earth, Wind & Fire was something new. I wanted to bring something innovative to the music. It was out of a desire to create excitement with music that was pleasurable to play and listen to.

Music Fire Wind Earth Create Play

Local television is a slightly different story. It is under much more pressure in the same way that all local businesses are, whether that's a local newspaper, local radio or local television. But I think television in the aggregate is actually in very good shape.

Good Story Think Pressure Television

Being stylish is about enjoying your life and expressing yourself and your inner light.

Life Light Yourself Stylish Being

In the early days, I was living with Dee Dee for a little while, and he was never around then, either. He would always be out. He was kind of an energetic guy who was always on the run.

Early Kind Living Run Never Out

I'm thankful to be breathing, on this side of the grass. Whatever comes, comes.

Thankful Grass Breathing Whatever

For a competitive junkie like me, golf is a great solution because it smacks you in the face every time you think you have accomplished something. That to me has taken over a lot of the energy and competitiveness for basketball.

Great Time Me Energy Face Think

I don't want people to know how I am feeling because it makes you more vulnerable.

I Am People You Feeling Know Want

I used to blame myself for a lot of things, and I apologise loads. I don't do it any more, but when I was in the studio - and it was my song - I'd say 'sorry' every time I got a note wrong.

Time Myself Blame Song Sorry Wrong

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