John Oliver Quotes
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I'm not out there to be blocking shots or fighting guys. I'm out there to produce offensively.
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Through the Internet, I've developed a strong social network - something I could never do if I had to keep my choice of peers within school grounds.
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I think the biggest thing is voice. Whose voice is it? Who gets to control the narrative?
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I actually don't shop very much. I have a tendency to rotate a few pairs of ripped jeans and an old cashmere sweater.
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Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise.
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The rise of the Internet and the camera phone have started to change what stories are accessible.
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I have 137 pairs of shoes and 200 pairs of jeans.
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Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing.
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Where the senses fail us, reason must step in.
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Obviously I'm not a role model for impressionable youth.
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Any kind of peanut butter/chocolate concoction is my jam.
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Not to mention the fact that of course terrorists hate freedom. I think they do hate. But believe me, I don't think they sit there abstractly hating freedom.
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When you have a lot of women in our state that do wear the hijab, we should be able to see that everywhere.
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I'm definitely not on Twitter. I do have a Facebook page and Facebook friends. It's a lot of fun, especially if you don't just start friending people you don't know.
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Men aren't able to retire and are going bankrupt making alimony payments.
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The great challenge working on this show for me is wearing polyester all day long and having the worst haircut known to man at the top of my head and sitting under fluorescent lights. That is America, people. Polyester, bad haircuts, under fluorescent lights.
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The idea of 24-hour news, if you really step back, is pretty insane. Just even saying '24-hour news' almost has satire laced in it.
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I am imperfect in many things, nevertheless I want my brethren and kinsfolk to know my nature so that they may be able to perceive my soul's desire.
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You like potato and I like po-tah-to,You like tomato and I like to-mah-to;Potato, po-tah-to, tomato, to-mah-to – Let's call the whole thing off!
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The art is the challenge which you must meet every day: the technique you should learn to control with time. The science and the art of photography are really one, and not opposed to each other.
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Healthy parenting is nothing if not a process of empowerment. As we help to raise our children's self-esteem, we also increase their personal power. When we encourage them to be confident, self-reliant, self-directed, and responsible individuals, we are giving them power.
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Well, having no intelligence, I'm looking forward to gaining some, whether artificial, superficial or super-duper.
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There are two kinds of hecklers: the destructive and constructive hecklers.
