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thinking people want
I think it's a privilege to be able to fly to somewhere where people want to see my show. Bill Burr
thinking rocks names
I was scared to death because for the comics of my generation, HBO specials are like the pinnacle. I'm thinking of all these unbelievable comedians I've seen on HBO: Chris Rock, George Carlin, Damon Wayans, Richard Pryor and Billy Crystal. I started having a panic attack seeing my name in that list of people. It was pretty overwhelming.
thinking trying like-you
I think it gets uncomfortable when you try to act like you didn't just tell a joke that bombed.
thinking comedian listen-to-me
For aspiring comedians? Don't listen to me. Just go on stage and do what you think is funny.
thinking misery miserable
I used to think you had to live this miserable life and that that would make you funnier, but you don't. The misery will come. The misery will find you.
thinking people fans
I keep doing specials because I think there are a lot of people who make movies and TV who are fans of comedy - if they start to like you, they'll get a project going and call you in.
thinking comedian want
It's a great time to be a comedian because you've got so much more control. You can say what you want to. I think in the old days with the studio system the performer was a bit of an afterthought. You can be a wildcard on the internet. But if you put something on the internet once it's out there it's out there for life.
thinking guy wow
When you're...stepping over a guy on the sidewalk...does it ever occur to you to think, 'Wow. Maybe our system doesn't work?' Bill Hicks
thinking perfect want
And on the seventh day, god stepped back and said and said, "This is my creation, perfect in every way... oh, dammit I left all this pot all over the place. Now they'll think I want them to smoke it... Now I have to create Republicans."
chinese witness women
I'm very curious to witness the historic transformation of Chinese women. Yang Lan
chinese-philosopher
A person is born with a liking for profit. Xun Zi
chinese-philosopher human nature
Mencius said that human nature is good. I disagree with that.
chinese-philosopher concerned sacrifices
Sacrifices are concerned with the feelings of devotion and longing.
chinese-philosopher involve later man sees sooner time
When a man sees something desirable, he must reflect on the fact that with time it could come to involve what is detestable. When he sees something that is beneficial, he should reflect that sooner or later it, too, could come to involve harm.
chinese-philosopher entire found less tried valuable
I once tried thinking for an entire day, but I found it less valuable than one moment of study.
chinese-philosopher ease foresight knowledge unify
If knowledge and foresight are too penetrating and deep, unify them with ease and sincerity.
chinese-philosopher opens
If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others.
chinese-philosopher daring impulse stay
If the impulse to daring and bravery is too fierce and violent, stay it with guidance and instruction.
vision als gore
Al Gore clearly has the vision... it's a much better vision than that of George W. Bush. Bill Bradley
vision elements better-life
You do well to have visions of a better life than of every day, but it is the life of every day from which the elements of a better life must come. Maurice Maeterlinck
vision important gardening
Clarity is the most important thing. I can compare clarity to pruning in gardening. You know, you need to be clear. If you are not clear, nothing is going to happen. You have to be clear. Then you have to be confident about your vision. And after that, you just have to put a lot of work in. Diane von Furstenberg
vision events moments
The event of creation did not take place so many eons ago, astronomically or biologically speaking. Creation is taking place every moment of our lives. David Suzuki
vision looks one-thing
One must look for one thing only, to find many. Cesare Pavese
vision filmmaker evolve
A Great Movie Evolves when Everybody Has the Same Vision in Their Heads. Alan Parker
vision magic together
When you experience your wisdom and the power of things as they are, together, as one, then you have access to tremendous vision and power in the world. You find that you are inherently connected to your own being. That is discovering magic. Chogyam Trungpa
vision world way
When we clean up after ourselves, we have nothing to blame. When we begin to live our lives in that way, cleaning up after ourselves, what is left is further vision and further openness, which leads to cleaning up the rest of the world.
vision matter process
If you have a vision, no matter how difficult things are, everything just becomes a process. Cher Wang