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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When 'American Born Chinese' started getting a lot of attention, I freaked out a little bit because I realized that up until then I had just been doing comics by following my gut. I didn't really know much about plot structure or anything; I kind of just followed my gut.
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Lila always knew what she wanted and got it; I don’t want anything, I’m made of nothing. I hoped to wake in the morning without desires. Once I was emptied—I imagined—the affection of Antonio, my affection for him will be enough.
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As long as women are in the work force making their own money and decisions, men are going to have to realize that this way of life is here to stay - because it takes two incomes to make it and more now. The sooner you address your style of saving and spending with your mate the better off your relationship will be.
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Looks is a matter of perception. At Cannes, Europeans think I am good looking, while in India, I am not.
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Make the right things easy and the wrong things hard to do.
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I still like to turn on the TV and watch whatever's on.
