Barry Humphries Quotes

Now the point of comedy is not just looking funny, it's use of language. We have at our disposal a great language... and the imaginative, creative use of that language can be at the service of humour.

Barry Humphries

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I don't talk about anything negative.

Jerry Lewis

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I can't imagine the American people voting for Hillary Clinton to serve basically the third term of Barack Obama. And I think whoever the Republican primary voters and the delegates nominate, I will support that nominee wholeheartedly against a Hillary Clinton candidacy.

John Cornyn

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The Bolsheviks started not just on the killing of private property; they were trying to abolish money itself.

Anatoly Chubais

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I think Walking Dead is more of a stretch for me because I'm a light hearted superhero kind of guy.

Robert Kirkman

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I'm very conscious that I want the dance audience to respond and respect what I'm doing, so I'm always very true to the music and I honour the music in the way I see it - I don't mess around with the music.

Matthew Bourne

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I began to think that if you're a stutterer, it's about inhabiting silence, emptiness, and nothingness.

Tom Hooper

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In any economy, the entire population is supported by the part of it that is working. All other things being equal, it thus follows that the most attractive acquisition a society can have is a young adult, whose childhood and education has already been paid for, but whose entire working life still lies ahead.

Robert Zubrin

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I've noticed that the more adventurous and in that mode that I am, it seems that the more the audience really likes it.

Chick Corea

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I never think about records. I focus on my race and try to get onto the podium consistently. It's hard enough to do that.

Brittany Bowe

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Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.

Norman Vincent Peale

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If you are playing in 'Charley's Aunt,' and your favourite aunt died that lunchtime, you'll still have to go on the stage and play 'Charley's Aunt.'

Richard Attenborough

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My morning ritual is to get up and feed the dogs, take my daughter to school, and come home.

Richard Dean Anderson

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