John Mulaney Quotes
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You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.
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If your partner is angry with you, recognize that his anger is a misdirected plea for love. Your partner's simply upset because he feels something you said or did was a sign of not loving him enough.
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Music rhythms are mathematical patterns. When you hear a song and your body starts moving with it, your body is doing math. The kids in their parents' garage practicing to be a band may not realize it, but they're also practicing math.
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I have worked steadily since I started, but things are very hard for women and need to change.
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Coffee is a language in itself.
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I'm a professional songwriter - personal attitudes have nothing to do with writing a song.
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I never thought I would actually become a professional actor. I just kept going with it. One thing led to another.
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I don't want to forgive myself. That's why I hate psychoanalysis I think if you're guilty of something you should live with it. Get rid of it - how can you get rid of a real guilt? I think people should live with it, face up to it.
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I am not leaving twitter. If the mindless few defeat the thoughtful majority we are all doomed.
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I molded myself against le Front National. Against hate speech, be it racist, sexist, xenophobic, or homophobic. Against the kind of injustice I faced during my own life.
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Great champions have an enormous sense of pride. The people who excel are those who are driven to show the world and prove to themselves just how good they are.
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Drown in a cold vat of whiskey? Death, where is thy sting?
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I love film. I've always been enchanted by doing film. It's something I grew up watching - classics and directors I admire - so that's something I've always been passionate about.
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The fashion cycle is outdated.
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Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.
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Art to me is not precious enough that I feel territorial about what the word gets applied to. Conversations about what counts as art and what doesn't doesn't captivate my attention very much.
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I don't care what color the parents are. I don't care if it's a giraffe and a fish living together. If they're raising children who believe they're honored and loved, that's all that's important.
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I'm a person who is always trying to write in a different vein.
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In this business, you never really expect a second season of something.
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Clearly, there are a thousand and one scenarios for how someone can slip through the cracks. I'll walk down the street and see a homeless person, and I'll want to stop them and say, How did this happen? Where's your mother? Are you physically ill? Mentally ill?
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Public misbehavior by the famous is a powerful teaching tool.
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I sit with the intention to write a record.
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I was very stale at Fox. Much of it was my own fault. I was lazy and didn't fight for things I wanted to do at other times. Most of my stuff consisted of setup/punchline jokes to the camera - a very old-school approach. I was part of the establishment, I guess.
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I still like to turn on the TV and watch whatever's on.
