Benny O'donnell Quotes & Sayings

Conan O'Brien has talked about how comedians try to emulate their heroes, fall short, and end up doing their own thing. Johnny Carson tried to be Jack Benny but ended up Johnny Carson. David Letterman tried to copy Johnny Carson but ended up David Letterman. And Conan O'Brien tried to be David Letterman but ended up Conan O'Brien. In O'Brien's words, "It is our failure to become our perceived ideal that ultimately defines us and makes us unique." Thank goodness. — Austin Kleon

I think somewhere along the way I realized, 'O.K., no one's gonna care about a chubby Jewish dude rapping.' I realized I'd be better behind the scenes. — Benny Blanco

Really study what types of formats have been working online that you resonate with: get a feel for what works in the current ecosystem of online video. Sometimes, that passion-project you really want to do is not the way to start. — Benny Fine

Faith does not ignore the facts, it ignores the power of the facts. — Benny Hinn

Moderation is the key to old age and the doorway to boredom — Benny Bellamacina

I was going to shave this morning but mislaid my chin — Benny Bellamacina

I consider you as old as you look and feel. And in that case I feel - I feel I'm about 39, like Jack Benny. — Joan Collins

I don't want to tell you how much insurance I carry with the Prudential, but all I can say is: when I go, they go too. — Jack Benny

Leif gripped Benny's shoulders to hold him back, but he broke free and chased the truck, pumping his tiny arms and legs with great furry.
"I love you!" he called out, when he was just ten feet away. I gripped the metal bars, my throat choked with emotion.
"I love you!" Silas cried, as he followed.
They both kept after us, sprinting wildly behind the cage. I watched their mouths moving, saying those words over and again, as the truck bounded through the woods and their small bodies disappeared, unreachable, behind the trees. — Anna Carey

Do you know that every unbeliever is filled with a demon spirit? — Benny Hinn

There's only one person to blame for lack of self confidence — Benny Bellamacina

Place pain in a steel box and let it float away," Benny would say. "Pain will always be there - it's how you deal with it that matters. — Duff McKagan

Too many young musicians today want to win polls before they learn their instruments. — Benny Goodman

In a pre-YouTube world, and in the beginning of the YouTube world, it was more personality-based and centered around very simple content. — Benny Fine

Christmas comes but once a year, starts in August ends in July — Benny Bellamacina

When I grow up I want to be just like Benny Carter! — Dizzy Gillespie

I bet Aaron swims the fastest," Benny said, squeezing my hand. "He's like a fish. — Anna Carey

A thin man can squeeze into a fat body, yet you can only squeeze a fat man to become thin — Benny Bellamacina

Ke$ha is her art; there is no curtain you peel back to find the real person. And with Ke$ha, you never know what to expect when you're in the studio. — Benny Blanco

If we thought it would improve our relationship, we would get married tomorrow, but as it is, nearly 7 years after we got engaged, we are content to wait. — Benny Anderson

You know, there're no rules between Russell and I. We don't want to have to have to talk too much, because it's really precious, really special to play music. — Benny Green

Actually, I've had very little classical training, although I love listening to classical music very much. — Benny Green

'MyMusic' is a great showcase of what we can do as creators on a modest budget when we're given the opportunity to put together a television-sized project, and hopefully, whether it's 'MyMusic' making that transition to television or having something sprout off from it, it's an exciting time to be a creator. — Benny Fine

If you can make it down to the pub, the pub will make it up to you. — Benny Bellamacina

I do what I want. — Benny Thomas

Adam was a super-being when God created him. — Benny Hinn

Is it best to be a dysfunctional human being or a human un-being ? — Benny Bellamacina

Yo! Deadheads," he yelled, waving his sword to taunt them. "Nice try, but you're messing with Benny-freaking-Imura, zombie killer. Booyah! — Jonathan Maberry

Well, there's always Nevada," Benny said. "You can buy anything from a hand laser to an atom bomb there. — Joe Haldeman

He [Benny Carter] is all that every jazz musician the world over wants to be. He's performed 20,000 nights. How many shoes have been shined? How much mascara put on? Rouge? How many of those impossible bowties have been tied? How many love songs have been sung? How many dances have been danced? How many have passed to the sound of his music? It's been said that a man should not be forced to live up to his art. Benny Carter is one of the rare instances when we wonder whether the great art that a man has created can live up to him. — Wynton Marsalis

I practice three hours daily on my violin so I won't get worse. — Jack Benny

When the road ahead seems impossible, start the engine — Benny Bellamacina

I am looking forward to even greater healings and miracles in my ministry. — Benny Hinn

Lend me your ears and you can borrow my mind — Benny Bellamacina