Jessica Williams Quotes
The popularity of '2 Dope Queens' just showed there was like a hunger for new stories because we have alternative comics on our show that wouldn't normally be featured on, like, a white guy's comedy show.
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We don't really watch basketball in Australia.
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In general, I think the world is a good place if you work hard, believe in yourself, have good intentions, and if you are kind to people, I believe that good things happen to you.
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The same contingencies of time and space that force a statesman or soldier to make decisions, impel the historian, though with less urgency, to make up his mind.
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Whenever a film allows you to think and feel and take it beyond the moment, I think it's achieved something. And 'Funny Games' does that.
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Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy.
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Poverty is an anomaly to rich people; it is very difficult to make out why people who want dinner do not ring the bell.
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Cynicism is humor in ill health.
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When men are romantically interested in you, it's really simple. Just ignore everything they say and only pay attention to what they do.
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I don't like running when I'm holding things in my hand, whether it's a dog leash or a baby jogger. My mechanics get all messed up.
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All my fiction starts from a feeling of unique perception, the pressure of a secret, a story that needs to be told.
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In the U.S., diversity is a politically correct slogan. In India, it is a historical fact. Much as we in the West may resent it, India has a lot to teach us when it comes to religious tolerance.
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I love cats. I've had cats as pets.
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South Africa is highly politicised; even small issues become politicised, and it becomes quite bitter.
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You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'
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I hate negative ads in general.
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What is called good society is usually nothing but a mosaic of polished caricatures.
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Fame is a distraction sometimes. You know, it's a distraction if you let it. So it's very important to stay focused, stay very connected to your roots.
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The actors in 'Eight Men Out' really know how to play, and the background athletes are all professionals.
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My parents were never condescending to us. They treated us like adults from a very young age.
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As an ex-stand up, I can tell you that a comedy club isn't a place you go looking to get the abuse you just can't seem to find in daily life. The stage is a performer's domain. You protect that domain. You are not on stage to take what's given just 'cause you're getting paid. If you are attacked, you retaliate.
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Portam itineri dici longissimam esse.
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When I was a kid. I had traveled the world by the time I was 13 years old because of all the competitions I did for inline skating.
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I've never tried to emulate anyone. I've never idolized people, I prefer instead to get off on attitudes.
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The popularity of '2 Dope Queens' just showed there was like a hunger for new stories because we have alternative comics on our show that wouldn't normally be featured on, like, a white guy's comedy show.
