Sam Simon Quotes

• Everyone in my family is taken care of. And I enjoy this.

  Sam Simon

  Taken, Care, My Family

  "Terminally Ill 'Simpsons' Co-Creator Vows to Give Away Fortune". Interview with Gary Baum, www.hollywoodreporter.com. July 25, 2013.

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• Everything that the Sam Simon Foundation does is supposed to help dogs and people - that's our mission.

  Sam Simon

  Dog, People, Foundation

  "Terminally Ill 'Simpsons' Co-Creator Vows to Give Away Fortune". Interview with Gary Baum, www.hollywoodreporter.com. July 25, 2013.

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• The thing about animals that speaks to me so much is that my passion for the animals and against animal abuse is based on the knowledge that these creatures which think and feel can't speak for themselves. I feel it is my responsibility to speak for those who can't speak for themselves.

  Sam Simon

  Passion, Responsibility, Animal

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• Thanks to Bart Simpson, I have a pretty good life.

  Sam Simon

  Good Life, Bart Simpson, Thanks

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• I was hoping for 13 episodes that my friends would like. It’s a good lesson, isn’t it? If you do something trying to make your friends laugh and that you can be proud of, you can also be successful.

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  Successful, Laughing, Trying

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• I have been a vegetarian for forty-two years. I did it because I didn't want animals to die so I could eat. Then, eight to ten years ago, when I found out the life of a dairy cow is way worse than the life of a beef cow, I understood I had to switch to complete veganism. Otherwise, I would be very inconsistent in my beliefs that animals shouldn't be abused for food.

  Sam Simon

  Animal, Years, Two

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• In the pressure cooker of a TV show, it’s a little bit of a witches’ brew. I completely think I’m capable of being crazy. I probably was crazy when I was doing 'The Simpsons'.

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  Crazy, Thinking, Tv Shows

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• Animals are not here for our entertainment.

  Sam Simon

  Animal, Entertainment

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• I feel so guilty when I see orcas performing their stupid tricks in their little swimming pools, and when I see circuses or elephant abuse. I don't want to be in the same industry with these people.

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  Stupid, Swimming, Elephants

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• The reason my food bank is vegan is because I can't pay for animal products in good conscience.

  Sam Simon

  Animal, Pay, Food Banks

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• Mary had a crypto key, she kept it in escrow, and everything that Mary said, the Feds were sure to know.

  Sam Simon

  Keys, Feds, Said

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• I have a desire to help animals, the question of whether it makes financial sense, it's my money and I get to do what I want with it. It's an expensive hobby I picked up at the end of my life.

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  Life, Animal, Desire

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• Through PETA, we rescue animals in roadside zoos and circuses. They are some of the most abused animals in the country.

  Sam Simon

  Country, Zoos, Animal

  "Terminally Ill 'Simpsons' Co-Creator Vows to Give Away Fortune". Interview with Gary Baum, www.hollywoodreporter.com. July 25, 2013.

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• Id rather be nauseous than tired, I think.

  Sam Simon

  Tired, Thinking

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• I want medical experiments on animals stopped. They don't do anything, and they don't work.

  Sam Simon

  Animal, Want, Medical

  "Terminally Ill 'Simpsons' Co-Creator Vows to Give Away Fortune". Interview with Gary Baum, www.hollywoodreporter.com. July 25, 2013.

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• With 'The Simpsons,' people didn't know what they were gonna see. They didn't have a clue.

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  People, Clue, Knows

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• I was very concerned about helping animals improve their situations. But that was out of love. It wasn't political or out of a belief that animals had rights.

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  Animal, Rights, Political

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• When people make donations to non profits, they want to know that their money goes to good use.

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  People, Use, Want

  "On the Lam and Back in Command: Interviews With Captain Paul Watson and The Simpsons Co-Creator Sam Simon". Interview with Jerry Cope, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 11, 2012.

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• I want to do whatever I can to survive.

  Sam Simon

  Want, I Can

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• Work made me crazy. I was tough to get along with.

  Sam Simon

  Crazy, Tough, Made

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• Veganism is an answer for almost every problem facing the world in terms of hunger and climate change.

  Sam Simon

  Climate, Answers, World

  "Terminally Ill 'Simpsons' Co-Creator Vows to Give Away Fortune". Interview with Gary Baum, www.hollywoodreporter.com. July 25, 2013.

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• I'm supporting the charities that I supported during my lifetime, and I want to continue to do that.

  Sam Simon

  Charity, Want, Lifetime

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• Boxing should probably be banned. But until then, I'm a big fan.

  Sam Simon

  Boxing, Fans, Should

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