[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fq839Fm5l5e_lyOoWE9JEpk12TUcAHDGJT4IyqyR4t-E":3,"$fAuAlbs0ArpWKE0SYis34F5QoaWYkEBWuW5vDBFcvvzA":12},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},155852,"Al Lewis","A",43,null,"al-lewis",[],{"quotes":13,"pagination":78},[14,22,28,34,40,46,52,58,64,70],{"id":15,"quote_text":16,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":19,"source":20,"quote_tag":21,"commentary":9},2827859,"The United States, per capita, at a certain period in its history, had the most junkies of any country ever in the world – right after the Civil War. The most brutal war, the greatest amount of casualties that America’s ever had.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":25,"source":26,"quote_tag":27,"commentary":9},2827855,"The ruling class is smarter than you, and they’re more creative. And if you forget that lesson, you go down the drain. Because if they weren’t, they wouldn’t be around as long as they have been and as strong as they have been.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":9},2827851,"America gets the politicians they deserve. That’s it. And you keep struggling.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":37,"source":38,"quote_tag":39,"commentary":9},2827845,"But find something that you absolutely love doing. And then get to love the way you do it. That’s the uniqueness of all of us. That’s it.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":41,"quote_text":42,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":43,"source":44,"quote_tag":45,"commentary":9},2827841,"I probably worked every single entertainment medium, including some that don’t exist. I worked the circus, carnival, I had my own medicine show, I worked 18 years of radio.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":47,"quote_text":48,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":49,"source":50,"quote_tag":51,"commentary":9},2827833,"Every Friday I used to have about fifty, sixty kids who would wait for me on Sunset Boulevard and I’d take them all to dinner. All runaways.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":53,"quote_text":54,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":55,"source":56,"quote_tag":57,"commentary":9},2827832,"Understood what the struggle was about. My mother. Couldn’t read or write, but she had more sense than many a graduate from Harvard.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":59,"quote_text":60,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":61,"source":62,"quote_tag":63,"commentary":9},2827825,"I prefer that for my own satisfaction over radio, there’s no audience. TV, there’s no audience. I need the response of the audience, even if it’s a silent response.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":65,"quote_text":66,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":67,"source":68,"quote_tag":69,"commentary":9},2827819,"I think people need housing. And there’s empty buildings, I think people should live in there. If you want to call them squatters, trespassers, hey, I call Wall Street thieves!",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":71,"quote_text":72,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":73,"author":74,"source":75,"quote_tag":76,"commentary":77},2827812,"My secret for success? I don’t know what the hell success means.",true,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\n\nAl Lewis, the iconic actor and author best known for his role as Grandpa Munster in the TV show \"The Addams Family,\" was often seen as a charming eccentric with a wit sharp enough to cut through the noise of show business. However, this quote suggests that beneath his confident exterior lay a more profound uncertainty about success itself.\n\nIt's likely that Lewis said or wrote these words during one of his many interviews or public appearances in the 1970s and 1980s, when he was enjoying the fruits of his labor but still grappling with the existential questions that had always fascinated him. At this point in his life, Lewis had already achieved a certain level of fame and financial security, yet he seemed to be pointing to something more fundamental.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\n\nWhat's fascinating about this quote is its implicit critique of our society's definition of success. On one hand, Lewis's words might seem like a mere expression of confusion or even a form of self-deprecation. However, upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that he's actually highlighting the arbitrary nature of our collective understanding of success. By admitting that he doesn't know what success means, Lewis is, in effect, saying that we've all been sold a bill of goods – a narrative about achievement and fulfillment that may not necessarily align with our individual desires or values.\n\n**How to Use This**\n\nIn today's fast-paced professional landscape, where everyone from entrepreneurs to artists feels pressure to define their own success, Al Lewis's words offer a liberating perspective. To truly succeed in any field, one must be willing to redefine what success means for themselves – beyond the external validation of others or the metrics that society deems important. By embracing this uncertainty and questioning the status quo, individuals can break free from the constraints of conventional thinking and forge their own path towards fulfillment.",{"currentPage":79,"totalPages":80,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":81},1,5,10]