# Quote — Jerry Seinfeld, Seinlanguage

> It's not enough that we catch [lobsters], kill them, and eat them. We want to see them in the tank as we walk into the restaurant, sweating it out. [...] I saw one once that looked like he was attempting to clean the inside of the tank. "I just work here."

- Author: [Jerry Seinfeld](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jerry-seinfeld.md)
- Book: [Seinlanguage](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jerry-seinfeld/seinlanguage.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jerry_Seinfeld#SeinLanguage_(1993)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/jerry-seinfeld/seinlanguage/its-not-enough

## More from this book

> When you want to enjoy something, you must never let logic get too much in the way.

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> I would say the main competition for the book is the video because for some reason people feel they need to come home with a rectangular block of something that they don't know the end of. The big advantage of a book is it's very easy to rewind. Close it and you're right back at the beginning.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jerry-seinfeld/seinlanguage/i-would-say.md)

> What is the handicap parking situation at the Special Olympics? They must have to just stack like a hundred cars into those two spots.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jerry-seinfeld/seinlanguage/what-is-the.md)