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Fred Armisen Quotes

I spent most of my 20s playing music. I was in a band, and we worked really hard and did not get very far.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: comedian
Nationality: american
Birth: December 4, 1966

Topics

Music Band Hard Playing Get Far

When you're doing a different kind of film, you have to bring a different kind of attitude; you have to bring a different kind of concentration.

Attitude Doing You Kind Bring Film

There is neither rank nor station nor prerogative in the republic of the grave.

John James Ingalls

Rank Republic Grave Nor Neither

Rain is grace; rain is the sky descending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life.

Life Nature Rain Sky Grace Earth

Downtown Toronto is a very good place to talk about the neutrality of modernist architecture. I'm sure this kind of box-building was interesting in the Twenties, Thirties and Forties, but I think it's absolutely ridiculous to build like this in 2013.

Stefan Sagmeister

Good Architecture Think Interesting

When I read 'Stand By Me,' it was like, 'This is a look back at the same time period when I was growing up, and it was about kids, but it really felt like what it was like to have those powerful feelings of friendship at age 12.' That's what got to me.

Friendship Age Time Me Growing Up

A friend of mine said something powerful at his grandfather's funeral. He said that the greatest lesson from his grandfather's life was that he died empty, because he accomplished everything he wanted, with no regrets. I think that, along with leaving a legacy, would be the greatest sign of success.

Life Success Friend Legacy Think

When I ask people to give, I can't be on television if they don't; I can't help people, if I don't - I mean, it takes money.

Money People Help Television Mean

Most companies overlook the most basic of all training functions: the onboarding of new employees into their corporate culture.

Culture Training Employees New Basic

Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control.

People Control Always Out Watch Who

From a scientist's perspective, to understand everything that you need to know about human beings, you only have to tinker with all the mechanical parts of genes and the brain until there are no more secrets left.

Perspective Brain You Secrets Know

If I simply stay in that moment on the pitch and read the game, I can do so much more.

Moment Game I Can More Stay Simply

Great power is setting a goal, working hard for it, and achieving it in exactly the way you expected with no consequences and no remainders after the long division is done. But does that happen to anyone? The unexpected always hitches a ride along with everything you planned.

Courtney A. Kemp

Power Great Ride Unexpected Goal

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