Hal Sparks Quotes

• You would not believe how much time people waste in a day. And how little time they put into things they genuinely love.

  Hal Sparks

  Believe, People, Littles

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• If 'Airplane!' comes on, it's like a comfort film. You can always guarantee a laugh watching that movie.

  Hal Sparks

  Airplane, Laughing, Comfort

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• It's better to waste money than time. You can always get more money.

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  Waste, More Money

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• Boredom is your mind and body's way of telling you you're not living up to your potential.

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  Boredom, Mind, Body

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• People think that the arts are optional and they aren't. They teach a level of emotional depth that's equally important to mathematic skill. You can replace some math skills with a calculator if you know how to operate the thing, but there's no calculator for human interaction.

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  Art, Math, Emotional

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• If you are for freedom and equal rights, which we hear a lot of talk about these days, then you have to include the LGBTQ community in that. And if you're not willing to put your time where your mouth is, then I don't know quite what you mean by commitment in your life.

  Hal Sparks

  Mean, Commitment, Rights

  "Hal Sparks, ‘Gay-Adjacent’ Star of Queer As Folk , Explains Why He Supports LGBT Equality" by Charlotte Robinson, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 27, 2012.

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• If you take anything I say with any seriousness whatsoever, go study Yang style tai chi. It will make you live longer.

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  Style, Yang, Study

  "Comedian Hal Sparks on love and pot" by Jarrett Bellini, www.cnn.com. June 10, 2011.

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• Sometimes I play guitar like a frustrated drummer.

  Hal Sparks

  Guitar, Play, Frustrated

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• I noticed a lot of guitar players neglected the rhythm part of rhythm guitar and decided I would try to focus in that.

  Hal Sparks

  Player, Guitar, Focus

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• The pop musicians often leave meaning in the dust and substitute it for cartoons. The deeper artists - the grunge artists in the world and the emoticon people - tend to leave all of the happiness out of life like it just doesn't exist.

  Hal Sparks

  Artist, Dust, People

  ChicagoPride.com interview, chicago.gopride.com. May 19, 2010.

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• I'm named after a computer and grew up really interested in them.

  Hal Sparks

  Computer, Grew Up, Grew

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• I'm a futurist. Technology is our way out of almost every problem we have. Technology can create a new sense of community.

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  Technology, Community, Way

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• Political and social change is always a stagger-step process. One step forward, two steps back. They want you to give up.

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  Giving Up, Two, Political

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• I admire Laura Bush because she's the only librarian who would marry an illiterate.

  Hal Sparks

  Librarian, Laura, Admire

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• 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.

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  Ideas, Bangs, Details

  "Dear GM..Your Lease is Up" by Hal Sparks, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 30, 2009.

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• I'm a writer, so I like dissecting things.

  Hal Sparks

  Dissecting

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• Anyone who still supports George Bush would still let Michael Jackson babysit their kids.

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  Kids, Support, Stills

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• Most 'reality' shows aren't reality at all. They're game shows with no prize. Like 'Rock of Love.' His aren't genuine feelings. Then again, Bob Barker didn't really care whether or not you won the toaster. Sorry to shatter everyone's dreams.

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  Dream, Sorry, Reality

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• Truth be told, ginormous portions have become a pet peeve of mine.

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  Pet, Truth Is, Truth Be Told

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• Ive been doing stand-up since I was 15 years old.

  Hal Sparks

  Years

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• The Bush administration made us nostalgic for ... well, any other time in history.

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  Administration, Nostalgic, Made

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• If I have anything, it's tenacity.

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  Tenacity, Ifs

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• I try to be as ignorant about things as I can.

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  Ignorant, Trying, I Can

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• 'Jerry Springer' is just kind of the chubby, redneck version of throwing Christians to the lions.

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  Christian, Redneck, Lions

  "Comedian Hal Sparks on love and pot" by Jarrett Bellini, www.cnn.com. June 10, 2011.

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

  Hal Sparks

  Hesitation

  Interview with Sarah Toce, www.windycitymediagroup.com. May 19, 2010.

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