American Quotes

'Friends' was an education in intelligent comedic banter; in intelligent vernacular. It was an education in scene study. It was an education in group dynamic. I came out of there with a master's degree in comedy.

'Friends' was a true ensemble. There really was no star of the show.

Everyone in my family used to work with some kind of tool in their hands every day. That's what we do. That's what I did before I got into acting.

Comedy is just to me, maybe it's a natural knack, if I can see where the joke is in the writing and I can see where the setup is and I can tell this is the way to make it.

But I'm kind of spoilt when it comes to comedy. I was on 'Friends', which was one of the funniest things on television.

As an actor, the biggest compliment you can get, in my book is for someone to believe that you're the character.

And if you have great writing, it's really easy, but if it's not so great and you have to work a little harder, I could tell where the work needed to be done but comedy is just fun.

I keep waiting for the roof to cave in. I was raised to follow the Golden Rule, you know, treat people the way you wish to be treated. That's kind of the way I live my life. Maybe someone up there likes me for that.

I don't like silk underwear. They don't do the job, you know?

The more cynical you become, the better off you'll be.

Until we are all free, we are none of us free.

The particular article ought in my opinion to be treated with absolute contempt. It is too vile to touch.

My own curiosity and interest are insatiable.

Jews are the intensive form of any nationality whose language and customs they adopt.

I am perfectly conscious that this contempt and hatred underlies the general tone of the community towards us, and yet when I even remotely hint at the fact that we are not a favorite people I am accused of stirring up strife and setting barriers between the two sects.

I am never going to write for the sake of writing.

Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.

In politics, familiarity doesn't breed contempt. It breeds votes.

Today, there are also buyers and sellers of all these energy commodities, just like there are buyers and sellers of food commodities and many other commodities.

They can't do without electricity. They can do with less electricity.

There are no accounting issues, no trading issues, no reserve issues, no previously unknown problem issues.

There are absolutely no problems that had anything to do with Jeff's departure.

The transmission systems are still regulated.

The problems in California have been that it's been very difficult to site and build new power plants.

Our liquidity is fine. As a matter of fact, it's better than fine. It's strong.

Jeff knew full well what he was walking away from. Again, he needed to deal with this right away.

Investors don't like uncertainty.

In the case of Enron, we balance our positions all the time.

I've been a strong financial and political supporter of, first, President Bush Sr. when he was running for president, and even when he ran for president a time or two and failed.

I take full responsibility for what happened at Enron. But saying that, I know in my mind that I did nothing criminal.