Sherman Hemsley famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

I was in a play in elementary school and had to jump up and run away. I was nervous and tripped and fell down and everyone laughed. Their laughter made me relax, so I pretended it was part of the show.
-- Sherman Hemsley

#Running #Laughter #School
I'm just an old hippie. You know, peace and love.
-- Sherman Hemsley

#Hippie #And Love #Peace And Love
Making people laugh was automatic.
-- Sherman Hemsley

#Laughing #People #Making People Laugh
I don't slam doors in people's faces, and I'm not a bigot.
-- Sherman Hemsley

#Doors #People #Faces
I loved it, but had to forget about acting after elementary school because it was the sort of thing you just didn't do in my rough neighborhood.
-- Sherman Hemsley

#School #Acting #Forget
I'm proud to be from Philadelphia.
-- Sherman Hemsley

#Philadelphia #Proud
I always told my mother I wanted a job where I could have a lot of fun and have a lot of time off. She asked me where I was going to find that, and I said, 'I don't know, but it's out there.
-- Sherman Hemsley

#Mother #Jobs #Fun

The rain is plentious but, by God's decree, Only a third is meant for you and me; Two-thirds are taken by the growing things Or vanish Heavenward on vapour's wings: Nor does it mathematically fall With social equity on one and all. The population's habit is to grow In every region where the water's low: Nature is blamed for failings that are Man's, And well-run rivers have to change their plans.
Saint George killed the last dragon, and he was called a hero for it. I've never seen a dragon, and I wish he would have left at least one. Saint Patrick made a name for himself by running the snakes out of Ireland, leaving the place vulnerable to rodent infestation. This business of making saints out of men who exterminate their fellow creatures has got to stop. All I'm saying is, it's starting to get a little lonely up here at the top of the food chain.
Rogue Squadron doesnâ€™t run. Unless we really, really have to." "No, this will be Wraith Squadronâ€™s mission." "We donâ€™t mind running. Even when we donâ€™t have to.
I really hate it when I canâ€™t score runs from a ball.
Do you recall the laughter of the Philistines at the helpless Sampson? You can hear the echo of that laughter to-day, as the church, shorn of her strength by her own sin, is an object of ridicule to the world, who cry in derision, "Where is your boasted triumph and your Millennial glory?
I laugh because I must not cry, that is all, that is all.
In the midst of the sense of tragedy or loss, sometimes laughter is not only healing, it's a way of experiencing the person that you've lost again.
Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Kuwait.
I was always told at school that you had to have a back-up plan, but all I ever wanted to do was act. There was no plan B for me.
I was a very awkward high schooler, especially in early high school. I had the middle part with a swoop, all that. It was the late â€™90s!

Sherman Hemsley famous quotes

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