I never saw myself not being a stand-up. That was my plan.
I never grew up thinking the goal in life was to be a millionaire. All the way through college, I had a part-time job. I worked hard to get the things that you need at that age.
And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that in life people will take you at your own reckoning.
I've never been interested in the event when I'm the center of attention.
Who made the world I cannot tell; 'Tis made, and here am I in hell. My hand, though now my knuckles bleed, I never soiled with such a deed.
I wasn't close to my father, but I wanted to be all my life. He had a funny sense of humor, and he laughed all the time - good and loud, like I do. He was a gay Irish gentleman and very good-looking. And he wanted to be close to me, too, but we never had much time together.
While I've been in Congress, I've never experienced a whiff of anti-Semitism. In my life, I have experienced very little.
We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers.
I'm shocked to be saying this, but as a child, I never went to a circus. It cost too much.
It never ceases to amaze me what it takes to develop and bring to mass production a product.
I've never had to rebel against my parents; I never had that sort of teen-angst thing where you didn't get along with them. My dad's always been my buddy.
Never attribute to malice, that which can be reasonably explained by stupidity.
I've never written a book before.
In the '50s, a lot of girls never saw beyond the wedding day.
I look at my clarinet sometimes and I think, I wonder what's going to come out of there tonight? You never know.
I love what I do and I strive to be better; that's what keeps me going. I'm never a slacker, always a striver.
I can look back at things I've done and said and worn and be completely humiliated by them, but I can never say it wasn't me. I feel really honored to say that.
I've never cared for the idea of a career path, or where a film might 'take me.' My love is for acting not money, so I only take on roles that I find challenging, in stories I find interesting.
I am so blessed. I have an incredible wife, children I adore; I'm a very happy man. I've got a great mom and dad and brothers and sisters and stuff, so I've always been happy. And I never stop smiling.
A scrupulous man will never produce a great novel.
Always a godmother, never a mother. That sucks. I've got to get me one of those little accessories.
Hey, we've all been to high school We've seen the in-crowds. Most of us have been in the outer crowds, the people who weren't in. Although I was never in, I was selling records and was very happy.
Power intoxicates men. It is never voluntarily surrendered. It must be taken from them.
I'm just a ballplayer with one ambition, and that is to give all I've got to help my ball club win. I've never played any other way.
I suppose that by being absent from the music business, it appeared that I just dropped out, but really I never did. I was continuously working and doing various things.
The chief qualification of a mass leader has become unending infallibility; he can never admit an error.
I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each and every day.
I never rooted against an opponent, but I never rooted for him either.
In the case of the classic Western helicopter parent, it starts with Baby Einstein and reward charts for toilet training, and it never really ends, which is why colleges have to devote so many resources to teaching parents how to leave their kids alone.
I've never had WiFi at home. I'm too easily distracted, and YouTube is too tempting.
Governments have never learned anything from history, or acted on principles deducted from it.
I'll never forget Spencer Tracy. He only worked from nine to one - then from three to five again.
Women have a special corner of their hearts for sins they have never committed.
To me it was never about what I accomplished on the football field, it was about the way I played the game.
Music is the soundtrack to your life. It's not going to go anywhere. But the way people are purchasing music has changed. It's not the same anymore. It will never be the same.
Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they're going to catch you in next.
