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Most people live somewhere on the spectrum of anxiety and depression.
Harold Ramis
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Harold Ramis
Age: 69 †
Born: 1944
Born: November 21
Died: 2014
Died: February 24
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Harold Allen Ramis
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I'm sure that the liability for doing a tracheotomy would be tremendous. You make one mistake, and it's over. Most doctors won't even do it.
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I'm a writer-director-actor, which I've always kind of enjoyed. I compared it to the Olympic biathlon. Not only can he cross-country ski, but he's a terrific marksman as well. I want people to say, You mean that writer performed a tracheotomy? That's right, I do everything.
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Some people have a fear of rejecting all the security that comes with family, church and state. They become fundamentalists.
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Never hit anyone in anger, unless you're absolutely sure you can get away with it.
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I realized that my righteous indignation was a form of entertainment for me. I loved getting pissed off at injustice. I didn't do anything about it, I just liked the feeling of being pissed off.
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I'm not a believer in the pratfall. I don't think it's funny just to have someone fall down.
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Nothing reinforces a professional relationship more than enjoying success with someone.
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You don't have to know much, just a little bit more than everybody else.
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When a director writes, there's a compulsory arbitration. You have a right to challenge any of the arbitrators, but they pick three of four arbitrators who read all the drafts with no names attached and then allocate credit.
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