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A lot of artists have really been supportive over the years.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic They somehow didn’t see the need for an accordion player. That’s when I realized that I had to find my own path in life.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic I do a lot of different things, sometimes at the same time, and it’s very difficult to figure out where I fit.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic So that was a joke that I continue up to this very day.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic Boys like Peter are afraid of alot of things, like nuclear annihilation and flunking algebra, but they’re not afraid of wolves.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic Every night for dinner we had a big chunk of dirt.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic When I was a kid, I thought I was going to be an architect, because when I was 12 years old I had a guidance counselor that convinced me that that was the best career choice for me.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic So I’m one of the few celebrities that got to do a repeat performance on ‘The Simpsons,’ which I’m very flattered by.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic I’m known for being an up, high-energy, and optimistic kind of guy.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic As my father used to tell me, the only true sign of success in life is being able to do for a living that which makes you happy.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic My hobbies just sort of gradually became my vocation.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic I love the way they run in fright when I turn on the kitchen light. And when I squish them on the ground, they make a pleasant crunchy sound.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic I cut my teeth playing rock songs on the accordion when I was a teenager and my friends always thought that was extremely amusing.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic I was a huge fan of ‘Mad’ magazine when I was 11, 12, 13 years old. I’d scour used bookstores trying to find back issues, and I’d wait at the newsstand for a new issue to come out. My life revolved around it.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic It doesn’t take a military genius to see we’ll all be crispy critters after World War III.
Al YankovicAl Yankovic It’s hard to say, I picked one of my favorite articles for the MAD vault. Which is one of the features of the Magazine so they don’t have to actually pay artists or writers to come up with new stuff.
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Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi It seems strange how we look in the same mirror, yet what stares back, is so painfully different.
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I just hope I don’t have to explain all the times I’ve used His name in vain when I get up there.
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Brad GarrettBrad Garrett Cleansed of its leftist residues, anarchy – anarchism minus Marxism – will be free to get better at being what it is.
Bob BlackBob Black We usually meet all of our relatives only at funerals where somebody always observes: “Too bad we can’t get together more often”.
Bernard BerensonBernard Berenson When a man is no longer anxious to do better than well, he is done for.
Benjamin HaydonBenjamin Haydon It’s about being proud of who you are, being proud of your situation and just being stoked that things are always going to get better or always gonna get worse and that’s such a great thing. Every day is a new surprise.
Bert McCrackenBert McCracken I am scared of getting old. I am scared of being ill.
Ben SteinBen Stein We actors don’t travel as tourists with a camera, we really get to enter the life of a place and get to know it.
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