Busters Quotes

• Sydney in the 1960s wasn't the exuberant multicultural metropolis it is today. Out in the city's western reaches, days passed in a sun-struck stupor. In the evenings, families gathered on their verandas waiting for the 'southerly buster' - the thunderstorm that would break the heat and leave the air cool enough to allow sleep.

  Geraldine Brooks

  Sleep, Air, Cities

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• I grew up on Harold Lloyd, Charles Chaplin, and Buster Keaton, and those were the ones who inspired me.

  Navid Negahban

  Inspired, Grew Up, Chaplin

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• I think physical comedy is an amazing asset because it tells a story that's more universal than just language and dialogue. I grew up watching Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. They're very powerful figures in my life.

  Josh Gad

  Powerful, Thinking, Stories

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• When I was a kid in the mid-'60s, I was what's known as a moddie boy, a prototype skinhead. You all had your hair like a crew cut, cropped, with suits or Levis with red suspenders, sometimes Doc Martens. It was a thriving soul music, Motown and ska scene; we used to dance to Prince Buster and the Skatalites.

  Graham Parker

  Kids, Cutting, Boys

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• I feel like, in a lot of shows where the woman is in charge, the woman is this ball buster and the guy is sort of weak and spineless. And that's never been my experience in a relationship. I think it's much more interesting that the guy is the boss. And there are stakes.

  Whitney Cummings

  Relationship, Thinking, Interesting

  Interview with John Scott Lewinski, www.askmen.com. September 15, 2011.

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• I think one of the funniest things about '30 Rock' is that Liz Lemon is sort of like Buster Keaton - she's always the fool, the joke is always on her.

  Cristin Milioti

  Thinking, Rocks, Liz

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• I just devoured all of his [Buster Keaton’s] films because his sense of comic timing was amazing. He’s the closest a human being has ever come to a cartoon character. And I was just amazed at his sense of character and timing, the humor. It's all just so…sophisticated, even when you watch it today.

  John Lasseter

  Character, Cartoon, Watches

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• Historically, Hollywood comedy has arrived in skinny envelopes. From fence post Buster Keaton to herky-jerky Jerry Lewis to wiry nerve-bundle Woody Allen to hung-loose Richard Pryor to whippy contortionist Jim Carrey, its comics and clowns have tended to be sliced thin and bendable.

  James Wolcott

  Fence Post, Envelopes, Skinny

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• I want to let my friend Buster know that I would like to have dinner with him tonight. Does Buster work at home? Then how likely is he to have his cell phone on? Is he one of those people who only turns on his cell when he's in his car? I hate that.

  Susan Orlean

  Hate, Home, Phones

  "Communication Fatigue" by Susan Orlean, www.newyorker.com. May 9, 2011.

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• I love Buster Keaton. I was a big fan of the stunt shows at Universal Studios. I'm a huge Cirque du Soleil nut.

  Neil Patrick Harris

  Nuts, Fans, Bigs

  Interview with Tasha Robinson, www.avclub.com. September 16, 2008.

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• When I was a kid, I loved all the silent comedians - Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy, Chaplin. And I used to imitate them. I'd go to see a Buster Keaton movie and come home and try things out I'd seen. I learned to do pratfalls when I was very young.

  Dick Van Dyke

  Home, Kids, Comedian

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• I just want people to remember me like I remember Buster Keaton. When they talk about Buster Keaton or Gene Kelly, people say, 'Ah yes, they good.' Maybe one day, they remember Jackie Chan that way.

  Jackie Chan

  People, One Day, Want

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• I think of Mike Myers as the Buster Keaton of today. I think he's brought us something so special.

  Robert Wagner

  Thinking, Special, Today

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• The thrill I got discovering Buster Keaton when I was growing up was so exciting. He was one of the greats.

  John Cleese

  Growing Up, Thrill, Exciting

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• Human sacrifice! Dogs and cats living together! Mass hysteria!

  Bill Murray

  Dog, Cat, Sacrifice

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• The most important thing is to not stop questioning.

  Albert Einstein

  Success, Graduation, Important

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• The most important thing is to not waste your money.

  Gareth Bale

  Important, Waste, Cole St Clair

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• I'm terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought.

  Harold Ramis

  Capacity, Rational, Marshmallow

  "Fictional character: Dr. Egon Spengler". "Ghostbusters", www.imdb.com. 1984.

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• When someone asks if you're a god, you say YES!

  Ernie Hudson

  Books And Movies, Geek, War Games

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• The two greatest fear busters are knowledge and action

  Denis Waitley

  Inspirational, Fear, Learning

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• If there's something strange in your neighborhood, who you gonna call? Ghost Busters.

  Ray Parker, Jr.

  Strange, Ghost, Neighborhood

  Song: Ghost Busters

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• Today, we're struggling a lot, both men and women, with finding out what we're supposed to be. Like when you go on a first date, I always find it incredibly difficult to figure out whether I should reach for the check or not. I don't want to presume anything, but I don't want to be a ball-buster. A lot of rules are thrown up into the air and I think that maybe more than anything, we're confused.

  Birgitte Hjort Sørensen

  Confused, Struggle, Men

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• Now I wonder who is gonna be president: Tweedle Dumb, or Tweedle Dumber-- And who is gonna have the big block buster box office this summer.

  Ani DiFranco

  Summer, Block, Office

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• Yeah we shine, gold cluster. As for your career? Dead, Ghost Busters.

  Nicki Minaj

  Careers, Shining, Gold

  "Lil Kim Takes Shoots at Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Birdman in Freestyles", www.mtv.com. November 10, 2011.

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• It's a pretty blokey magazine [Bacon Busters, 'Australia's only magazine dedicated to pig hunting'], but they have women in it too. There's a 'Boars and Babes' section: women in bikinis sitting on big old pigs.

  Andrew Symonds

  Hunting, Australia, Pigs

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