Yakov Smirnoff quotes

If love is the treasure, laughter is the key. (Yakov Smirnoff)
I like American women. They do things sexually Russian girls never dream of doing - like showering. View quote
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Homosexuality in Russia is a crime and the punishment is seven years in prison, locked up with the other men. There is a three year waiting list. View quote
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Falling in love is a chemical reaction. But it wears off in a year. View quote
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In Russia we only had two TV channels. Channel One was propaganda. Channel Two consisted of a KGB officer telling you: Turn back at once to Channel One. View quote
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Everybody laughs the same in every language because laughter is a universal connection. View quote
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It's kind of bittersweet. The human spirit is not measured by the size of the act, but by the size of the heart. View quote
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The ad in the paper said 'Big Sale. Last Week.' Why advertise? I already missed it. They're just rubbing it in. View quote
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I believe there is a direct correlation between love and laughter. View quote
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When the needs of one person are being met by the other, there is laughter. View quote
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We have been learning since we were children how to make money, buy things, build things. The whole education system is set up to teach us how to think, not to feel. (Yakov Smirnoff)
I fed my ego, but not my soul. View quote
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We may have forgotten how to feel. Nobody is teaching us how to live happily ever after, as we've heard in fairy tales. View quote
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I believe that love and laughter can only happen when one person takes the time to think about what would cause the other person to feel good. View quote
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My father described this tall lady who stands in the middle of the New York harbor, holding high a torch to welcome people seeking freedom in America. I instantly fell in love. View quote
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In today's society we sometimes forget to balance our hearts and our heads; this is the reason we stop laughing. View quote
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I believe that laughter is a language of God and that we can all live happily ever laughter. View quote
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Never having alone time is real tough on people. View quote
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To my real estate agent, Chernobyl is a fixer-upper. View quote
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Laughter is the shortest distance between two people. View quote
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The reason gas prices are so high is because the oil is in Texas and Oklahoma and all the dipsticks are in Washington. (Yakov Smirnoff)
Men and women are immigrants in each other's worlds. View quote
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We have a choice - we can both think and feel, using our heads and our hearts. View quote
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I was not only typecast as a Russian, but I was typecast as Yakov Smirnoff. This is understandable, and I was very happy to get the roles, but it would be nice to be in a movie where I could be someone else. View quote
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I came to America to make it my home, and I did. View quote
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