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I know about Woodstock probably as much as your average person who is over 30, where I'd know Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead.
Demetri Martin
Grateful
Jimi Hendrix
About
Over
Know
Dead
Person
Where
Woodstock
Janis Joplin
Average
Much
Average Person
Your
Who
Grateful Dead
Hendrix
But what I was going to say was, I just figured I'm going to go boldly in the direction of my dreams, say it as Thoreau would say, and just see where it takes me.
Demetri Martin
Dreams
Me
Say
Would
See
Direction
Takes
Go
Going
Just
Where
Figured
Boldly
And my only rule being if when I wake in the morning I'm looking forward to the things that I have to do that day, then I'm on the right track.
Demetri Martin
Day
Morning
Right Track
Looking
Rule
Only
Looking Forward
Track
Wake
Being
Then
Forward
Right
Things
The comedians I liked were Bill Cosby and Steven Wright, like just always as a comedic actor. I always liked Gary Larson, who's really funny for a cartoonist, obviously.
Demetri Martin
Funny
Cartoonist
Cosby
Wright
Like
Liked
Comedians
Comedic
Steven
Obviously
Always
Were
Just
Really
Bill
Bill Cosby
Actor
Gary
I wasn't even a big comedy nerd. A lot of the comedians I know - a lot of my friends are comedians - they knew a lot about comedy growing up.
Demetri Martin
Comedy
Big
Nerd
About
Knew
Know
Comedians
Lot
Up
Friends
Even
Growing
Growing Up
I'd love to win trophies, be in movies, have a body of work I'm proud of and find a way to enjoy it along the way. Success is probably a more of a complicated thing than that.
Demetri Martin
Success
Work
Love
Complicated
Win
Enjoy
Way
Find
More
Trophies
Along
Proud
Than
Movies
Success Is
Body
Thing
I got into stand-up because I love stand-up. Specifically in stand-up, I love jokes. I love short, structured ideas and a punch line.
Demetri Martin
Love
Jokes
Punch
Punch Line
Structured
Ideas
Because
Got
Line
Short
Specifically
They say that structure is freedom, and in a sense it is. When you're dealing with multiple constraints, you have to figure out what you can get out of that.
Demetri Martin
Freedom
You
Sense
Say
Out
Structure
Constraints
Dealing
Get
Figure
Multiple
They Say
It seems that two of the most basic forms of comedy are jokes and stories. And, of course, they are not mutually exclusive.
Demetri Martin
Jokes
Comedy
Mutually
Mutually Exclusive
Seems
Exclusive
Most
Course
Stories
Forms
Basic
Two
Sometimes I use my jokes as building blocks for larger bits. I like to draw and play music, so sometimes I do those things along with the jokes.
Demetri Martin
Music
Jokes
Sometimes
Building
Draw
Those
Bits
Along
Like
Building Blocks
Blocks
Use
Larger
Play
Things
Play Music
I was a good student when I was a kid, and I did everything I was supposed to do, and I got A's.
Demetri Martin
Good
Everything
Kid
Good Student
Student
Supposed
Got
Did
Never ever discount the idea of marriage. Sure, someone might tell you that marriage is just a piece of paper. Well, so is money, and what's more life-affirming than cold, hard cash?
Dennis Miller
You
Marriage
Money
Cold
Paper
Tell
Someone
Cash
More
Never
Idea
Piece
Well
Sure
Discount
Than
Just
Might
Hard
Ever
Police in Washington D.C. are now using cameras to catch drivers who go through red lights. Many congressmen this week opposed the use of the red light cameras incorrectly assuming they were being used for surveillance at local brothels.
Dennis Miller
Light
Police
Assuming
Local
Week
Through
Drivers
Catch
Red
Red Light
Lights
Opposed
Go
Were
Cameras
Surveillance
Being
Use
Used
Who
Being Used
Many
Using
Washington
Now
Incorrectly
President Bush gave his first-ever presidential radio address in both English and Spanish. Reaction was mixed, however, as people were trying to figure out which one was which.
Dennis Miller
People
President
Gave
President Bush
Address
Presidential
Out
Both
Reaction
However
Were
Mixed
His
Trying
Which
Spanish
Bush
Figure
English
Radio
I lapsed into rude.
Dennis Miller
Rude
I want to help the helpless, but I don't want to help the clueless.
Dennis Miller
Want
Clueless
Help
Helpless
I don't have credibility, I'm a comedian.
Dennis Miller
Comedian
Credibility
Elected office holds more perks than Elvis' nightstand.
Dennis Miller
Elvis
More
Perks
Than
Office
Holds
Elected
I'm like Bush, I see the world more like checkers than chess.
Dennis Miller
World
See
More
Checkers
Like
Chess
Than
Bush
I didn't know my Dad - he moved out early. And my mom's politics were kind of hardscrabble. She didn't think about Democrats or Republicans. She thought about who made sense. I've been both in my life.
Dennis Miller
Life
Politics
Mom
Thought
Made
My Life
Sense
Think
Out
Kind
About
Both
He
Know
She
Democrats
Were
Been
Moved
Republicans
Who
Dad
Early
I had fun pretending to be a sportscaster. People always think that was a down thing for me. I had the best job in sports broadcasting for two years.
Dennis Miller
Best
Me
Sports
People
Job
Pretending
Down
Think
Broadcasting
Had
Always
Years
Fun
Thing
Two
What's so touching is the way we fight the war right until the moment our business is taken care of and then we turn on a dime and we immediately start taking care of people. It's like a shock and aw shucks campaign.
Dennis Miller
War
Business
Fight
People
Care
Our
Way
Dime
Immediately
Touching
Taken
Taking
Like
Until
Campaign
Shock
Turn
Turn-On
Then
Moment
Aw
Right
Start
Just put down 9/11... I think, on most things I'm liberal, except on defending ourselves and keeping half the money. Those things I'm kind of conservative on.
Dennis Miller
Money
Conservative
Half
Down
Think
Liberal
Those
Ourselves
Kind
Except
Put
Most
Just
Keeping
Things
Defending
A new poll shows that Senator Kerry's support in the South is strongest amongst blacks. Kerry's appeal to Southern blacks is obvious. He is a white man who lives far, far away.
Dennis Miller
Man
White
Strongest
Blacks
He
Support
New
Obvious
South
Southern
Senator
Poll
Far
Far Away
Who
Appeal
Shows
Away
Lives
Amongst
Kerry
One man's Voltaire is another man's Screech.
Dennis Miller
Man
Voltaire
Another
The only way the French are going in is if we tell them we found truffles in Iraq.
Dennis Miller
Way
Tell
Only
French
Iraq
Going
Them
Found
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