“I am not one of these people who instantly takes umbrage when he's corrected or - I love being corrected.”
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“What's best about those seaside towns is that they are like time warps, and that's why people go there.”
“It's a very painful, eye-opening experience to realize, "Wait a minute, my dad actually doesn't want me to be successful because he's not happy." Whether you call it misery loves company, it's not like parents are bad people. It's a human trait. It's just a thing.”
“VaynerMedia filters the world how humans interact. This is how people are going to make buying decisions.”
“I want people to know their palate is a snowflake. We all like different things. Why should we all have the same taste in wines?”
“But basically what I like are the possibilities, and the fantasy element of the show. Not science fantasy so much, but fantasy, the humanistic elements and how people relate when they’re in a dire situation or comedic situation.”
“Technology changing the world so quickly. I think it's even more difficult for older people to keep up in the world. And that's a challenge.”
“With all the trouble black people have, they try to forget on weekends. You've got to be good to make them laugh.”
“I don't mind being regarded as perverted and unnatural, but I would die if people thought I was a Democrat.”
“Americans respect talent only insofar as it leads to fame, and we reserve our most fervent admiration for famous people who destroy their lives as well as their talent. The fatal flaws of Elvis, Judy, and Marilyn register much higher on our national applause meter than their living achievements. In Amerca, talent is merely a tool for becoming famous in life so you can become more famous in death - where all are equal.”
“People always say "pop culture." As if we have some high culture to distinguish it from.”
“If people don't hold grudges, it means they just don't care what people do.”
“To me, the main difference between young people now and the people I was young with isn't so much style, it's the relationships they have with their parents. Their parents like them much more than ours liked us. Our parents weren't our friends. But now I see my friends on the phones with their, what, 30 - year - old kids? And they're talking about feelings.”
“Presently it appears that people are mainly concerned with being well rested. Those capable of uninterrupted sleep are much admired. Unconsciousness is in great demand. This is the day of the milligram.”
“A great many people in Los Angeles are on special diets that restrict their intake of synthetic foods. The reason for this appears to be a widely held belief that organically grown fruits and vegetables make the cocaine work faster.”
“I had to go on TV with the president of the Catholic League, which is not an official organization at all, just a lot of Catholics, or maybe it's just this guy. He demanded to de-fund art completely and argued that taxpayers should not pay for it. I said people who represent the Catholic Church shouldn't talk about taxes.”
“I just can't smile at people for money.”
“Citizen's Band radio renders one accessible to a wide variety of people from all walks of life. It should not be forgotten that all walks of life include conceptual artists, dry cleaners, and living poets.”
“Smoking is, as far as I am concerned, the entire point of being an adult. Many people find smoking objectionable. I myself find many - even more - things objectionable. I do not like aftershave lotion, adults who roller-skate, children who speak French, or anyone who is unduly tan. I do not, however, go around enacting legislation and putting up signs.”
“It was a small provincial place with great people and I had a happy childhood growing up in Queens.”