Demetri Martin Quotes
I love catching a snapshot of something that is just about to happen. Or maybe something that just happened, you know. But I like especially that just-before kind of feeling.
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Re-examining our reasoning is not something that has come naturally to American statesmen.
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Since 9/11, there has been a huge leap in people wanting to get personally involved in public service and international affairs.
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With so many millions of titles available, the books that will get talked about are the books that make readers talk about them.
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Any people attempting to govern themselves by laws of their own making, and by officers of their own appointment, are in direct rebellion against the kingdom of God.
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New York is my home.
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Social media is interesting. It helps me connect with fans. It's immediate. It's a big part of my touring business - getting the word out via Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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If only I may grow: firmer, simpler, quieter, warmer.
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I went to boarding school, and what that teaches you is to cope emotionally at a young age and to suppress a lot of emotion. Being in the army is, in a way, similar.
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If I leave this sport, I think life will stop.
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How do you sustain yourself when all the old structures people looked to for support - religion, family, ethnic solidarity - are crumbling, or feel so false that you refuse to avail yourself of them? What comes next?
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I like to write scenes in the middle of the night. We could change every word of 'Family Ties' between Monday and Friday.
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When I feel like my body is exhausted, I focus on making my fifth Olympic team so I can push through it.
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Being an economist is the least ethical profession, closer to charlatanism than any science.
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I established a certain standard of behavior, that, during my playing, there must be no talking.
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Just the minute the FBI begins making recommendations on what should be done with its information, it becomes a Gestapo.
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I'm rediscovering Scotland; I'm falling in love with it again.
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If there are no other wonderful roles that come my way, I have a quite an interesting, dynamic life.
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You read about poor people having Botox go wrong and you think: 'Well, what the bloody hell were you doing?' Why would you inject yourself with poison? And why are we spending so much time looking at ourselves? I just don't get it.
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I'm not saying we need to stop immigration at all; people can come from wherever.
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Death by drink driving is the only socially acceptable form of homicide.
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I've always had a feeling that any time you can experiment, you ought to do it. Because you never know what will happen.
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It’s no go the Yogi-Man, it’s no go Blavatsky,All we want is a bank balance and a bit of skirt in a taxi.
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It is such hard work to keep your heart hidden! And worse, by the time you find it easy, it will be harder still to show it.
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I love catching a snapshot of something that is just about to happen. Or maybe something that just happened, you know. But I like especially that just-before kind of feeling.
