Yakov Smirnoff Quotes

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• I believe that laughter is a language of God and that we can all live happily ever laughter.

  Yakov Smirnoff

  Happiness, Laughter, Believe

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• In America, you break law. In Soviet Russia, law breaks you! In America, you watch Big Brother. In Soviet Russia, Big Brother watch you!

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  Brother, Russia, Law

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• In every country, they make fun of city. In U.S. you make fun of Cleveland. In Russia, we make fun of Cleveland.

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  Country, Fun, Russia

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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.

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  Funny, Russia, Two

  "Laugh Off: The Comedy Showdown Between Real Life And The Pros". Book by Bob Fenster, 2005.

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• Everybody laughs the same in every language because laughter is a universal connection.

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  Funny, Happiness, Laughter

  FaceBook post by Yakov Smirnoff from Apr 03, 2014

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• In America, you can always find a party. In Soviet Russia, The Party can always find you!

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  Funny, Party, Russia

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• Many people are surprised to hear that we have comedians in Russia, but they are there. They are dead, but they are there.

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  Funny, Humorous, Russia

  Yakov Smirnoff (1987). “America on six rubles a day”, Vintage

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• I like American women. They do things sexually Russian girls never dream of doing - like showering.

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  Girl, Dream, Comedy

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• I found out that when you get married the man becomes the head of the house. And the woman becomes the neck, and she turns the head any way she wants to.

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  Men, House, Want

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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.

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  Oklahoma, Texas, Oil

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• In America, you assassinate president. In Soviet Russia, president assassinate you!

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  Russia, America, President

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• Men and women are immigrants in each other's worlds.

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  Men, World, Men And Women

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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.

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  Funny, Paper, Lasts

  FaceBook post by Yakov Smirnoff from Apr 07, 2014

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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.

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  Happiness, Laughter, Believe

  FaceBook post by Yakov Smirnoff from Oct 29, 2014

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• I believe there is a direct correlation between love and laughter.

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  Happiness, Laughter, Believe

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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.

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  Funny, Gay, Men

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• In America, your job determines your marks. In Soviet Russia, Marx determine your job!

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  Jobs, Russia, America

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• Russian men have a saying: "Women are like buses..." That's it.

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  Men, Bus

  Yakov Smirnoff (1987). “America on six rubles a day”, Vintage

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• Never having alone time is real tough on people.

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  Real, People, Tough

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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.

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  Education, Children, Thinking

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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.

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  Heart, Laughing, Balance

  FaceBook post by Yakov Smirnoff from Apr 10, 2014

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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.

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  Heart, Size, Spirit

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• If love is the treasure, laughter is the key.

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  Love, Happiness, Laughter

  FaceBook post by Yakov Smirnoff from Mar 27, 2014

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• Comedians are always hitting the topical notes that are on everybody's minds.

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  Comedian, Mind, Hitting

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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.

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  Nice, Would Be, Roles

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