Lewis Grizzard Quotes

Yankees don't understand that the Southern way of talking is a language of nuance. What we can do in the South is we can take a word and change it just a little bit and make it mean something altogether different.

Lewis Grizzard

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 20, 1946 - March 20, 1994

Topics

ChangeLanguageTalkingUnderstand

I didn't even recall being on the DB sessions until Herbie Flowers reminded me a couple of years ago.

Jim Sullivan

FlowersMeYearsRecallBeingEven

Man has a limited biological capacity for change. When this capacity is overwhelmed, the capacity is in future shock.

Alvin Toffler

ChangeFutureManOverwhelmedShock

My character on 'I'm In the Band,' Derek Jupiter of Iron Weasel, is definitely one of the crazier ones. That's completely on the other end of the spectrum. There's absolutely nothing like Derek any shape or form. I'm having so much fun playing this egotistical, '80s-era rockstar - everything he does is from the point-of-view of a rockstar.

Steve Valentine

CharacterFunEndNothingBandIron

It's not about creating something that eight billion people would like. It's about creating something and being able to reach the maybe, like, one million people that would like it a lot.

Tomi Adeyemi

PeopleReachCreatingSomethingAble

When I was at Le Havre, I was always sure of myself. I knew I'd make it.

Riyad Mahrez

MyselfAlwaysSureMakeKnew

Aversion toward the blind exists for the same reason that most prejudices exist: lack of knowledge. Ignorance is a powerful generator of fear. And fear slides easily into aggression and contempt.

Rosemary Mahoney

FearKnowledgeIgnoranceBlindSame

What I see in the Arab world, in Egypt, everywhere is increasing radicalization.

Mohamed ElBaradei

WorldEgyptSeeI SeeEverywhere

Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance of peace, I would yield every honor which has been accorded by war.

Douglas MacArthur

HistoryPeaceWarHonorContribution

No matter how certain I am about some culture or some group of people, my opinions are only as accurate as the amount of time I've spent with them.

Brian Chesky

TimeCultureI AmPeopleOpinions

I like to swim, I like to play with my dogs and I love to eat - but I have to start watching that because my suits are getting too small.

Bobby Womack

LoveSmallStartSuitsPlayEat

Let us all take more responsibility, not only for ourselves and our families but for our communities and our country.

William J. Clinton

ResponsibilityCountryMoreTakeUs

Typically you see the home office think up some great program but doesn't think through implementation at the store level.

Thomas G. Stemberg

HomeGreatThinkYouOfficeSee

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