Jerrod Carmichael Quotes
Comedians could do mindless things - and by mindless, I mean the easy jokes and things that you already agree with - but I find it more interesting, more of a reward, for people to feel something. I like to make a human connection, and that involves speaking emotionally, a bit more intellectually, or with a bit more moral complexity.
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I think that I could be an example to young people, and they know that dreams come true.
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Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation are not utopian ideals. They are critical to global peace and security.
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My favorite thing to do is to wind those guys up by hitting on their girlfriends. I say, 'I think your girlfriend's gorgeous, but it's all right, I'm gay.' They get very nervous after a few minutes!
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I try and spend a lot of time with my kids. I try and have fun with my kids. I try to put father time in there.
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Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social justice, exercise environmental stewardship and strengthen governance.
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I hope to make movies that are so small they don't need to make anything to be profitable.
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My mom is just so good with fashion! She always tells me what looks good, what doesn't look good, and she gives me great advice.
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Jenna's traveled with me; they've both traveled with their dad. This is the only time they've been old enough in all of their dad's campaigns to really be involved in.
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It's been a long slog back, and we've still got a long way to go.
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Victorious living does not mean freedom from temptation, nor does it mean freedom from mistakes.
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Recruiting is the hardest part of any business, but in charity, it is 10 times harder.
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Way back when I was a junior pastry chef, I'd bake loads of muffins every morning, as many as 120 or so, while operating on autopilot.
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I'm not a Democrat.
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People tried to make me something that I wasn't at the beginning of my career.
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I'm from New York. My grandparents were settlers of Long Island City. When they came here, there was no bridge, and they had to hire a boat across the river. They had a farm, and my grandmother had to go once a week to Manhattan to buy provisions - very primitive.
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If you want to live a long life, focus on making contributions.
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My best friend is my husband.
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I started coming up to New York at age 17. There was a girl I met over the summer somewhere; I was chasing her. I would drive up to D.C., where I had made some friends, which was about four hours away, and we would take the bus up to New York.
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Happiness lies so far from man, but he must begin by daring to will it.
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I do not want to answer provocative question.
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I don't think you can force a moral opinion or you can force something through a Bollywood film.
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Obviously, when you finish something like 'White Collar,' there are so many opportunities to just do something similar because people want that kind of thing, and I really have tried to stretch myself out, for better or for worse. I hope that I'm able to get to continue to do that, as an artist, and I'm not the guy who shows up to be charming.
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Young people, for whom I should have been a role model and an uncle, duplicated my worst habits and died as a result.
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Comedians could do mindless things - and by mindless, I mean the easy jokes and things that you already agree with - but I find it more interesting, more of a reward, for people to feel something. I like to make a human connection, and that involves speaking emotionally, a bit more intellectually, or with a bit more moral complexity.
