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James Lipton Quotes

And I thought, my God, there's an off chance that they will say something that's really worth preserving and there is one way to do that and I knew what it was because I come from television.

James Lipton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: educator
Nationality: american
Birth: September 19, 1926

Topics

God Chance Thought Worth Television

In 'The Humans,' there's a gay character, and the fact that she's gay is probably the least interesting thing about her.

Joe Mantello

Character Interesting Gay She Her

I didn't really know how to write jokes, so I just told weird, long stories about being tall and beautiful and wealthy in New York. I'd tell them very seriously, but I kind of looked like a drag queen at the time with big wigs and crazy 12-inch platform heels.

Melissa McCarthy

Beautiful Time Queen New York Crazy

When it comes to sermon writing, generally there are two problems. Some preachers love the research stage but hate the writing, and they start writing too late. Others don't like doing research, so they move way too fast to the writing part.

John Ortberg

Love Hate Research Writing Start

One of the first jokes I wrote was this nail salon bit that ended up blowing up on YouTube. That's kind of what propelled me into standup.

Anjelah Johnson

Me Kind YouTube First Jokes Up

Fifty per cent of rock is having a good time.

Roger Daltrey

Good Time Having A Good Time Rock

I was a mathematics major and really into math.

Mary Callahan Erdoes

Mathematics Math Major Really

I'd gone through periods where I didn't work live performances for probably seven or eight months at a time.

Johnny Rivers

Work Live Time Through Gone Where

I am not a party girl.

Bridget Hall

Girl I Am Party Am Party Girl

I know there are writers who feel unhappy with domesticity and who even manufacture domestic turmoil in order to have something to write about. With me, though, the happier I feel, the better I write.

Paul Theroux

Me Better Feel Unhappy Know Write

A lot of critics sometimes get into analyzing the way actors direct versus non-actors directing. And they really always miss it. It's one of those things where, by not being practitioners, they just came up with something that made sense to them.

Sean Penn

Sometimes Way Critics Always Up Get

The way I see it, my blood, sweat, and tears are not just for me; it's for Fifth Harmony as well. We have been blessed. Most groups have lead singers, but we don't.

Normani Kordei

Me Blessed Tears Harmony Sweat Way

There's places where a secure fence will work, and that strategic type fencing will work. But the idea that people can easily just stand up and say 'let's just build a fence' and be done with it and wipe our hands, and it's going to secure the border, that's not reality.

Rick Perry

Work People Stand Up Border Reality