Ira Glass Quotes

I'll meet listeners who tell me what a great voice I have. But I don't have a great voice for radio. My voice is the utterly normal voice, but sheer repetition has made them think it's OK. Mick Jagger once was asked, 'What makes a hit song? He said, 'Repetition.'

Ira Glass

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GreatMeSongVoiceThinkMeet

In truth, I have always been amazed by a group of people who all work toward putting one person's vision forward - that's an interesting story for me.

Jim Rash

WorkTruthVisionPeopleMeForward

The only way to go on holiday is with your expectations at ground level. Convince yourself before you go that the weather's going to be dreadful and there will be nylon sheets. You'll then be pleasantly surprised.

Jenny Eclair

YourselfWeatherExpectationsYouGo

I put $5 million into the real-estate business when the world was coming to an end, and three years later, by 1980, I woke up and was worth a hundred. That's a lot of money back then.

John Catsimatidis

BusinessMoneyWorldEndWorthBack

The purpose of this study is to offer a logical, practical, pragmatic proof of the existence of God from a purely scientific perspective.

John Clayton

GodPerspectivePurposeStudyProof

It would be much easier to just make black, brown and beige clothes. But I do not see the world in black and white and beige. I find colors incredibly important.

Jean Pigozzi

Black And WhiteColorsWorldBlack

I fantasize about going back to high school with the knowledge I have now. I would shine. I would have a good time, I would have a girlfriend. I think that's where a lot of my pain comes from. I think I never had any teenage years to go back to.

Spalding Gray

GoodKnowledgeTimePainSchool

I don't write plays for them to be turned into movies.

Tracy Letts

MoviesWriteTurnedThemPlays

As a kid it's adorable to have a gap in your teeth. But then, because of the shifting in my mouth, I started whistling through it, and as a 32-year-old woman, whistling while you speak in sort of annoying.

Mindy Kaling

WomanSpeakYouMouthTeethKid

If what I have to do is share a sandwich to lift someone's spirits, put a smile on their face - the worst thing that happens is I go broke!

Jose Andres

SmileFaceSomeoneGoLiftWorst

The thing that is most beautiful about Antarctica for me is the light. It's like no other light on Earth, because the air is so free of impurities. You get drugged by it, like when you listen to one of your favorite songs. The light there is a mood-enhancing substance.

Jon Krakauer

BeautifulLightMeFreeYouEarth

It's perfectly O.K. to not be completely predictable. I am a person, and I have individual opinions that may not line up ideologically.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

I AmOpinionsPersonLineIndividual

I find actors a little bit too self-conscious.

Chris Lilley

FindLittleSelf-ConsciousLittle Bit

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