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- The next time you are contemplating a decision in which you are debating whether or not to go for the gusto, ask yourself this important…
- One of the things I would like to do is make up stories that I would have enjoyed when I was a kid. So, if…
- I love the idea that we put in jokes the kids don't get. And that later, when they grow up and read a few books…
- Cartooning is for people who can't quite draw and can't quite write. You combine the two half-talents and come up with a career.
- We've got a bunch of new writers now who tell me they grew up watching The Simpsons. It's bizarre, and they're writing some very funny…
- I grew up completely overwhelmed by TV, and part of the reason why I have gone into television is as a way to justify to…
- I know for a fact, obviously, because my kids grew up watching the show, that there are some things they are introduced to from 'The…
- I may be biting off more than I can chew, but with 'The Simpsons' and with 'Futurama,' what I'm trying to do in the guise…
- My father was a really sharp cartoonist and filmmaker. He used to tape-record the family surreptitiously, either while we were driving around or at dinner,…
- The conundrum that I face on a daily basis is that I have two sons who have grown up watching 'The Simpsons,' so they know…
- 'The Simpsons' was about children and married parents; 'Futurama' is about people in between; they're growing up and haven't settled down. Every other cartoon show…
- I'm normally not a praying man, but if you're up there, please save me, Superman. Homer Simpson
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- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
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- All virtue is summed up in dealing justly. — Aristotle
- Growing up, my ideals were Barbra Streisand, Cher, and my mom. — Kevyn Aucoin
- When I was growing up, the men in my life were abusive; women were the ones I ran to for comfort. — Kevyn Aucoin
- Stories surge up out of nowhere, and if they feel compelling, you follow them. You let them unfold inside you and see… — Paul Auster
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- I write the paragraph, then I'm crossing out, changing words, trying to improve it. When it seems more or less OK, then… — Paul Auster
- Get this in mind early: We never grow up. — Richard Bach
- People are so damned afraid that one day they might wake up and discover that they've grown old. — Billie Joe Armstrong