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George Herbert Quotes

In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: british
Birth: April 3, 1593 - March 1, 1633

Topics

Knowledge Humor Worth Conversation

You can't reinvent the wheel. I remember when we first started out at 'Late Night,' we were trying to hire directors, and this guy was like, 'I see you behind a glass desk.' I don't. And he's like, 'Yeah, the glass desk.' I go, 'I don't really see me as a glass desk guy.'

Me Night Remember Trying You Late

Modern science cannot explain why the laws of physics are exactly balanced for animal life to exist.

Life Science Animal Physics Why

People who look down on other people don't end up being looked up to.

People End Look Down Up Being

There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.

Traffic Extra Mile Along Extra Mile

All of a sudden, I was a young kid in my early 20s, and I had a couple of Broadway shows to my credit.

Credit Early Young Kid Broadway Had

I tell my audiences today that I served 10 years in Nashville! That's a joke, of course; I was grateful for the work. Bob Ferguson, who produced Connie Smith, Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton, started calling me in.

Work Today Grateful Me Nashville

Coming back to a television series puts you back in the limelight and gives you a platform for your ideas. If you're not acting on a series, you don't get the ability to communicate to people.

People Ideas You Television Acting

I've always embraced everything and been open-minded about what's ahead.

Ahead Open-Minded Always Everything

You can't make movies without known names, and unknowns can't become known, because they can't get work.

Work You Movies Become Names Get

Science fiction is no more written for scientists that ghost stories are written for ghosts.

Science More Science Fiction Fiction

I listen to all kinds of songs. There's something to be learned from every type of music and from the one making it, whether it's pop or jazz or hip-hop.

Music Jazz Hip-Hop Listen Something

In editing, it's amazing how you choose the in and out points. What you cut on is everything for creating tension. It's amazing how expanding a shot by five seconds can just ruin the tension.

Amazing You Choose Creating Editing

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