Jason Mantzoukas Quotes

A good comedy with a purpose behind it is exhilarating.

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• Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.

  

  Gabriel Garcia Marquez
  • Good
  • Important
  • Remember

• God's not thinking about your mistakes, failures or shortcomings. No, His thoughts toward you are good.

  

  Victoria Osteen
  • Good
  • God
  • Thinking

• I believe that communal admiration of individuals is healthy for society. It facilitates, in one way, the base of our universal standard, morals, but also publicly espouses the virtue of certain practices that are kind of like 'inherently good' in some kind of ideas of what the good is.

  

  Jack Gleeson
  • Good
  • Believe
  • Society

• Mr. Norrell is like a librarian trying to do magic... That's the story of my career, really. I stand next to good looking men and make them look better!

  

  Eddie Marsan
  • Good
  • Men
  • Trying

• Some people feel good about helping others, and they do so often. They do not realize that their good deeds have a second agenda. They want to be appreciated.

  

  Gary Zukav
  • People
  • Good
  • Want

• I don't consider Los Angeles home anymore; ultimately, it was pretty negative, but I did spend my formative years in the Valley and all around L.A. proper. Through my teenage years and into my young adulthood, up until the age of 30, I spent a good amount of time there.

  

  Patrick deWitt
  • Up
  • Time
  • Good

• If I like something, I will pick it up from anywhere and wear it. I don't believe that only branded stuff looks good on you. If it doesn't look good in my eyes, I'll never wear it.

  

  Kajol
  • Up
  • Good
  • Believe

• My stand-up is quite good now, people say. It's just like a big conversation each time. Every gig is a rehearsal.

  

  Eddie Izzard
  • People
  • Up
  • Time

• About 10 years ago, I took some vocal lessons. I'll bet that helped. I got a tape of exercises that the girl gave me, which I don't do anymore, but they were good. And I don't smoke.

  

  Dan Hicks
  • Good
  • Girl
  • Helped

• I never thought I was a very good manager.

  

  Barry Diller
  • Good
  • Thought
  • Manager

• Even in my darkest times I knew I had a good future ahead of me.

  

  Balthazar Getty
  • Good
  • Future
  • Me

• If I had to rank my skills, I have a long way to go before I can write a good graphic novel.

  

  Ted Rall
  • Good
  • Long
  • Write

• I still want to do a romantic comedy or a western or a gritty independent film... there's so much that I still want to do.

  

  Laura Vandervoort
  • Want
  • Comedy
  • Independent

• I got quite good results from protein plates.

  

  Gabriel Lippmann
  • Good
  • Results
  • Got

• I put a lot of pressure on myself. I think something's not good enough, and I won't stop until I feel like I've made it. I'm never satisfied.

  

  J. Cole
  • Good
  • Stop
  • Myself

• Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion,and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such purpose - and you allow him to make war at pleasure.

  

  Abraham Lincoln
  • May
  • War
  • Purpose

• 'Thrones' would be the perfect platform to send a progressive message because right now, our politicians aren't telling us any truths. It's hard to find a good, meaningful message, so I think it's up to storytellers, television shows, and films to have an impact on the world conversation. Is that not what film and television is for?

  

  Finn Jones
  • Up
  • World
  • Good

• A feel-good style can be a symptom of unawareness or lack of caring.

  

  Fernando Flores
  • Good
  • Style
  • Caring

• If I want to know how I'm doing at work, I don't wait for a pat on the back; I ask the people who will give me a clear, objective opinion. When I need a real, arms-wrapped-around-me hug, I go to someone who does that. I stopped getting disappointed by my expectations from non-huggers.

  

  Chandra Wilson
  • People
  • Work
  • Real

• My father-in-law lives in Montana, and we would come here every summer.

  

  Jeff Giles
  • Father
  • Law
  • Summer

• My teacher, my great cello teacher Leonard Rose, was such a great cellist, and nurturing man, very patient. But I grew up not only admiring him, but obviously Casals, Rostrotovich, Jacqueline du Pre, and many others, including many of my peers and contemporaries.

  

  Yo-Yo Ma
  • Up
  • Great
  • Man

• I grew up segregated, but there was not much feeling of being shut out of anything.

  

  Edward Brooke
  • Up
  • Feeling

• I'm a bat. All my greatest, creative ideas come at night. So I hardly ever sleep.

  

  Jessica White
  • Night
  • Sleep

• A good comedy with a purpose behind it is exhilarating.

  

  Jason Mantzoukas
  • Good
  • Comedy
  • Purpose