Robert Orben: Doing

Robert Orben is American magician and writer. Explore interesting quotes on doing.
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“A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in.”

Robert Orben

Bill Husted (April 27, 2008) "Local legal eagle stages sendup", The Denver Post, p. B-03.
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“A young person today has a nanosecond attention span, so whatever you do in a humor has to be short. Younger people do not wait for anything that takes time to develop. We're going totally to one-liners. Telling a joke is risk taking. Younger people are more insecure and not willing to put themselves on the line, so a quick one-liner is much safer.”

Robert Orben

Warren St. John, The New York Times (May 28, 2005) "Wit's end: The death of the joke - Old-style wisecracks are passe in an age of decreasing attention spans, political correctness and the Internet", The Orlando Sentinel, p. E1.

People , Time , Waiting , Personality

“Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason we have elections is to find out if the polls were right?”

Robert Orben

Ventura County Star staff (November 1, 2008) "Famous lasting words about elections - From Will Rogers to Yogi Berra, immortal quotations for Tuesday", Ventura County Star.
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Feeling

“Humor gives presidents the chance to be seen as warm, relaxed persons. Humor reaches out and puts its arm around the listener and says, 'I am one of you, I understand,' and implicitly it promises, 'I will do something about your problems.”

Robert Orben

William Lowther (September 21, 1986) "Americans laugh at their presidents -- not with them", The Toronto Star, p. B3.

Understanding , Problem , Chance , Personality

“It always seems to someone outside the business that it is very difficult to write for a comedy show because it must be done quickly. Actually, it is much easier to write this humor than to do a joke or a show from scratch, because the audience knows the plot. Just mention what is going on and then deliver the punch line.”

Robert Orben

Lauren Keeport (February 3, 1998) "Scandal feeds maelstrom of Clinton jokes - 'Monicagate' a windfall for TV wits", The Washington Times, p. A2.

Business