When we were doing shows in the mid-'90s, the audiences were 95% black. What's happened now is the gentrification of hip-hop. A lot of cities passed ordinances that made it hard for black audiences to gather in large groups. Clubs are more open to hip-hop now 'cause it's the same crowd that goes to rock shows.
George McGovern and his supporters committed what, in a two-party system, are capital crimes: they did not compromise, they took hard ideological positions, they alienated a large portion of their party's traditional supporters, and they lost - very, very badly.
Achingly funny as it was, Larry Gelbart's writing gave off sparks that turned a hard light on the way we are.
I've tried to do away with lying in my life in the last few years, but it's hard.
'Lemonade' is made out of bubbling, fizzing, popping, and 'Hard' is made from metal and latex - they are sort of sculptures in this way. I synthesize all sounds except for vocals using raw waveforms and different synthesis methods as opposed to using samples.
We don't have a laugh track, which helped Seinfeld a lot, and did kind of tell people when to laugh. It just made it a lot easier. Our show doesn't have that, so it's hard for Middle America to catch on.
I had a hard time calling Laurence Oliver 'Larry.'
When you're unemployed for six months or a year, it is hard to qualify for a lease, so even the option of relocating to find a job is often off the table.
Throughout my work as a state legislator and member of Congress since 2002, I have worked as hard as I could to build bridges. I've worked to combat anti-Semitism and confront Holocaust denial. I've organized dozens of meetings to promote interfaith dialogue and joint projects.
It's really hard to watch Leno. I set his chair on fire.
It's always hard, after you've been in command, to take a lesser role.
But a lot of businesses out there don't see the return on investment, they look at it as a liability, and until they can understand that proactive security actually returns, gives them a return on investment, it's still a hard sell for people.
It's hard to watch your life unfold, and sad. Life changes.
Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.
Life is hard. After all, it kills you.
When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'
When I hear somebody say 'Life is hard', I am always tempted to ask 'Compared to what?'
I think life is hard at the combat outposts, and anything that distracts us from supporting them, in my mind, is something that we shouldn't do.
Life is hard, but there are moments, sometimes hours - and, if you're really lucky, full days - where everything feels just right.
Life is hard, but we make it much harder.
