George Carlin on big
George Carlin91 quotes“Some people see the glass half full. Others see it half empty. I see a glass that’s twice as big as it needs to be.”
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It’s never just a game when you’re winning.
George CarlinGeorge Carlin The safest place to be during an earthquake would be in a stationary store.
George CarlinGeorge Carlin Always do whatever’s next.
George CarlinGeorge Carlin If a man smiles all the time, he’s probably selling something that doesn’t work.
George CarlinGeorge Carlin Isn’t making a smoking section in a restaurant like making a peeing section in a swimming pool?
George CarlinGeorge Carlin There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.
George CarlinGeorge Carlin Avoid teams at all cost. Keep your circle small. Never join a group that has a name.
George CarlinGeorge Carlin I put a dollar in a change machine. Nothing changed.
George CarlinGeorge Carlin If you can’t beat them, arrange to have them beaten.
George CarlinGeorge Carlin Not only do I not know what’s going on, I wouldn’t know what to do about it if I did.
George CarlinGeorge Carlin What do dogs do on their day off?; Can’t lie around – that’s their job!
George CarlinGeorge Carlin If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?
George CarlinGeorge Carlin Just when I discovered the meaning of life, they changed it.
George CarlinGeorge Carlin One good reason to only maintain a small circle of friends is that three out of four murders are committed by people who know the victim.
George CarlinGeorge Carlin Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?
George CarlinGeorge Carlin I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.
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Sadness shoots a bullet straight at your heart and love buys you time.
Shelby CaudleShelby Caudle Do you think it possible that some people are born to give more love than they will ever get back in return?
Tyler Knott GregsonTyler Knott Gregson It’s been a long time since we said goodbye and yet the echoes of it are still ringing in our ears.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki In this wilderness, Mankind is the animal I fear.
Addison SchmittAddison Schmitt We can always walk with them in the rain instead of just lending an umbrella.
Leon MarshLeon Marsh Flowers only wither to bloom again. So shall you break, only to be whole again.
Fareena AliyaFareena Aliya What do you do when the passion burns out? Start another fire.
Jonny OxJonny Ox To love well is the task in all meaningful relationships, not just romantic bonds.
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I actually find in America, there’s a slight snobbery about actors who go back and forth between big heavy dramas and popcorn fare. That always intrigues me, because that doesn’t exist in the same way in Britain. And I imagine it would be worse.
Alan CummingAlan Cumming Would Rob Gagnon and other people make as big a deal about that as they are with this? I don’t think so.
Alan ChambersAlan Chambers They support the concept of it even though they know it won’t work to keep guns out of the hands of criminals they figure ‘well if criminals aren’t supposed to have guns what’s the big deal about a background check,’
Alan GottliebAlan Gottlieb Pantomime is a big thing in the cultural calendar of my country, you know. So subtlety’s not my forte.
Alan CummingAlan Cumming And there are places on the border, such as the Arizona desert or the open terrain around the Big Bend in South Texas, where Mother Nature has created her own barrier that is not easily passable. Or if you do pass through it, you are easily detected.
Alan BersinAlan Bersin It’s nice to have more time to work on the character, and to have big scenes to play. But if there’s something playable there, and if it’s interesting to do, then that’s nice.
Alan AldaAlan Alda The ego is kind of a big, unwieldy thing. It’s not so easily tamed or subdued.
Alan BallAlan Ball You believe in God, then you don’t believe anymore and when you have a big problem, you pray anyway.
Alain DelonAlain Delon
