Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis AMis an American actor, comedian, singer, film producer, film director, screenwriter and humanitarian. He is known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage, music and radio...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth16 March 1926
CityNewark, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
children thinking cartoon
I think the cartoons that they're children are watching, particularly 'The Simpsons,' they're OK. I think that the adult audience is making much too much of the danger that they imply. That's not the case. The danger for children today, honey, is the news. Keep them away from news on television.
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A lot of people resent that I've been in someone's life for 50 years. Why shouldn't people have an affection for me and what I've done? Didn't I have to be genuine for them to buy into what I did? There are children who grow up today who will not have that when they're 55 years old. With whom will they have it? Name an example for me.
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I'm thrilled to help MDA lead the fight against muscular dystrophy and other muscle-wasting diseases,
continue help helping hurricane katrina time tradition victims
I'm overjoyed we were able to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina and at the same time continue our 40-year tradition of helping my kids,
forget kids people suffering
I need the American people to know I don't want you to forget my (MDA) kids because that suffering is ongoing.
domestic homes less marshall plan rebuild roads
It will take nothing less than a domestic Marshall Plan to rebuild our roads and utilities and homes and businesses.
ignore simply
We simply couldn't ignore the need to help. We already have the infrastructure in place,
foreign national protect security
This is a national security issue; this is a national security bill. It's important to protect our ports from this kind of foreign involvement.
man meet selfish
the most selfish man you will ever meet in your life.
build consensus consider deliberate door manner member open preference proposal rather reading reducing wishes
My door is always open to any member who wishes to build consensus on reducing unnecessary spending. My preference is to consider any proposal in a thoughtful, deliberate manner rather than reading about it in the newspaper.
blow head hour wait
He said, 'Listen, can you wait an hour before you blow your head off?' I said, 'Yes.'
effort families fighting mean remarkably successful thousands
This remarkably successful effort will mean a lot to the tens of thousands of individuals and families who are fighting neuromuscular diseases.
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We're leaving the House to people who either were born with a silver spoon in their mouth ... or couldn't get better jobs in the first place.
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For the work I've done, I've been accused of being so selfless, but I have to correct that: I'm probably the most selfish man you'll ever meet in life, because no one gets the satisfaction or joy that I get in seeing kids realize there is hope.