Patton Oswalt Quotes
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A true champion is one who sweats from exhaustion when no one is watching.
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I know having a Jason Bourne all alone in a field firing at bad guys is much more dramatic, but it's not real.
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I am really glad I was raised Catholic. I like the fundamental aspects of that religion. I think they give you great grounding in terms of having a moral code. But I do not subscribe to any religion specifically now.
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News has become entertainment. Once that happens, a whole series of horrific events start to happen, whether it's the lack of dissemination of something that can inform you or something that actually negatively impacts society.
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Every university in America teaches 'Clockwork Orange.' I get fed up with it.
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Any job very well done that has been carried out by a person who is fully dedicated is always a source of inspiration.
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Most big popcorn movies are 'bad guy does something to good guy, good guy gets revenge on bad guy, sets the world right, and moves on.' And 'Ender's Game' is just not that simple, so it's an exciting challenge. It's a little terrifying, and let's see how audiences respond.
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Nearly everywhere monarchs raised themselves further above the level of the greatest nobles and buttressed their new pretensions to respect and authority with cannons and taxation.
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I hate banks. They do nothing positive for anybody except take care of themselves. They're first in with their fees and first out when there's trouble.
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I just feel like whenever the team needs a bucket, I can come and get it. I feel I'm a really good scorer.
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Wear comfortable clothes when you fly; my preference is T-shirt and jeans.
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I think that the future of currency is digital, and Bitcoin has a good shot at being the currency of the future.
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You lose the speed before the stamina.
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I was kind of bored playing drums in a band. Which was depressing, because playing in the band was kind of a golden ticket.
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I feel really connected to antiquity for some reason.
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Traveling is one of my great passions and something I do a lot of.
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I am more excited about 'Divinity of Doubt: The God Question' than any other book in my entire career, and I've had seven New York Times bestsellers, three of them reaching number one.
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At the beginning when the child is coming, people worry the child may be deformed. When a healthy boy or child comes, people are very happy for a short moment.
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I think Sinn Fein remains the greatest threat to our democracy and our prosperity as a state.
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I certainly could've gone off track many, many times in my youth.
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I believe anything has to be possible. You have to be able to face any problem that comes along and unravel it into a solution.
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If you're a Catholic you believe what the Church teaches and the climate makes no difference.
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We are becoming able to see the pursuit of external power for what it is and the futility of trying to escape the pain of powerlessness by changing the world. When we look inward, not outward, we can dismantle the parts of our personalities that have controlled us for so long - such as anger, jealousy, vindictiveness, superiority, inferiority.
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I think right now is the best time for stand-up, ever. I sincerely do.
