#tan

'Cold Case Files' and similar shows do bang up business, which points to a certain thirst for details in the viewership, but it seems like all the news chat shows continue to force the myth that Americans can't stand detail and have no interest in an idea that can't fit on a bumper sticker. ↗

— Hal Sparks

#bumper #bumper sticker #business #case #certain

I've been doing stand-up since I was 15 years old. ↗

— Hal Sparks

#doing #i #old #since #stand-up

If I could sew comedy and philosophy together, then I've done a good job. The primary goal is always going to be laughs and the secondary goal is always going to be saying something without it being a lecture. I think it's important to have substance for what you're saying. ↗

— Hal Sparks

#being #comedy #could #done #goal

Other kids would sneak out of the house to go to parties and do untoward things. I was sneaking out to do standup downtown. It paid off. ↗

— Hal Sparks

#go #house #i #kids #off

There is never hesitation about doing stand-up. It's just me doing my thing. ↗

— Hal Sparks

#doing #hesitation #just #me #never

There is never hesitation about doing stand-up. It's just me doing my thing. Unlike being in a band or a play or something, I don't have to rely on anyone else but me. ↗

— Hal Sparks

#anyone #band #being #doing #else

Above all, a query letter is a sales pitch and it is the single most important page an unpublished writer will ever write. It's the first impression and will either open the door or close it. It's that important, so don't mess it up. Mine took 17 drafts and two weeks to write. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

#close #door #drafts #either #ever

The best part about being a stand-up is the connection with the audience. There's nothing more gratifying then when you can make 300 people applaud and stand up - because that's all you. ↗

— Aries Spears

#applaud #audience #because #being #best

I don't understand the whole dating thing. I know right off the bat if I'm interested in someone, and I don't want them to waste their money on me and take me out to eat if I know I'm not interested in that person. ↗

— Britney Spears

#bat #eat #i #interested #know

As the new endogenous growth theory suggests, TFP growth is closely related to accumulation of the intangible capitals, such as human capital and research and development. ↗

— Toshihiko Fukui

#capitals #closely #development #growth #human