Sam Simon Quotes

#1. Thanks to Bart Simpson, I have a pretty good life.

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#2. With 'The Simpsons,' people didn't know what they were gonna see. They didn't have a clue.

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#3. I don't believe in miracles.

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#4. Mary had a crypto key, she kept it in escrow, and everything that Mary said, the Feds were sure to know.

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#5. The truth is, I have more money than I'm interested in spending. Everyone in my family is taken care of.

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#6. 'The Simpsons' money got bigger and bigger. When I left 'The Simpsons', no one thought that this thing was going to still be around. It's the cumulative effect. It's like, 'Oh my God, 25 years later, and it's still coming in.'

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#7. Everyone in my family is taken care of. And I enjoy this.

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#8. I was just an animal lover. Everything that the Sam Simon Foundation does is supposed to help dogs and people - that's our mission.

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#9. I have a desire to help animals, the question of whether it makes financial sense, it's my money and I get to do what I want with it. It's an expensive hobby I picked up at the end of my life.

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#10. The thing about animals that speaks to me so much is that my passion for the animals and against animal abuse is based on the knowledge that these creatures which think and feel can't speak for themselves. I feel it is my responsibility to speak for those who can't speak for themselves.

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#11. I want medical experiments on animals stopped. They don't do anything, and they don't work.

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#12. Boxing should probably be banned. But until then, I'm a big fan.

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#13. I'd rather be nauseous than tired, I think.

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#14. I was hoping for 13 episodes that my friends would like. It's a good lesson, isn't it? If you do something trying to make your friends laugh and that you can be proud of, you can also be successful.

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#15. There are certain times you realize you've got too much money. One was when I started getting bills from the Koi hotel. When I was remodeling the Koi pond, the Koi had to go to the Koi hotel. They ended up staying there for 13 months and I never asked what the bill was.

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#16. When people make donations to non profits, they want to know that their money goes to good use.

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#17. Work made me crazy. I was tough to get along with.

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#18. In the pressure cooker of a TV show, it's a little bit of a witches' brew. I completely think I'm capable of being crazy. I probably was crazy when I was doing 'The Simpsons'.

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#19. I am a big PETA supporter, and their East Coast headquarters is the Sam Simon building, and their West Coast headquarters is in the Bob Barker building.

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#20. The reason my food bank is vegan is because I can't pay for animal products in good conscience.

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#21. The sort of lifetime achievement stuff that I'm getting now is kind of like Tom Sawyer's funeral because they all know I'm sick. I am getting buildings named after me and awards and stuff.

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#22. Through PETA, we rescue animals in roadside zoos and circuses. They are some of the most abused animals in the country.

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#23. I want to do whatever I can to survive.

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#24. Animals are not here for our entertainment.

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#25. Veganism is an answer for almost every problem facing the world in terms of hunger and climate change.

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#26. I was very concerned about helping animals improve their situations. But that was out of love. It wasn't political or out of a belief that animals had rights.

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#27. One of the things about animal rights, which is not the only thing that I care about in this world, is that your money can bring success. I see results.

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#28. I don't think the spirit of Hollywood is such a spirit of generosity. I think people really begrudge giving. In New York, it's like that.

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#29. I feel so guilty when I see orcas performing their stupid tricks in their little swimming pools, and when I see circuses or elephant abuse. I don't want to be in the same industry with these people.

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#30. A lot of charities spend a million dollars on a fundraiser to make $15,000. It's a social swirl. They do some great stuff and then - it's called mission drift. It becomes more about the parties.

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#31. I'm supporting the charities that I supported during my lifetime, and I want to continue to do that.

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