John Oliver Quotes
It's a great time to be doing political satire when the world is on a knife edge.
John Oliver
Quotes to Explore
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I was born in the city's general hospital on November 15, 1930, and we lived at 31 Amherst Avenue in the western suburbs. It was a magical place. There were receptions at the French Club, race meetings at the Shanghai Racecourse, and various patriotic gatherings at the British Embassy on the Bund, the city's glamorous waterfront area.
J. G. Ballard
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When you commit to something and have fun with it, it appreciates you, the gift, and it starts to help you out.
R. Kelly
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I love the 'Lost' ending. I stand by it, but there are a lot of people out there who hate it.
Damon Lindelof
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The first president I met was L. B. J.
Dan Jenkins
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I would have liked to be - indeed, I should have been - a second Rembrandt.
Victor Hugo
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I think the most expensive thing I've bought thus far is my Rolex.
Hailey Bieber
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If you play a real character who's famous and still alive, it makes things easier if you have the luck to have a good relationship with them.
Daniel Bruhl
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I had gotten to a place where I truly believed everything I was called: 'not sexy,' 'not funny,' 'too intense,' desperate.' All those labels they gave me, I took them because there wasn't a trace of my true self left.
Naomi Watts
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We keep score in life because it matters. It counts. It matters. Too many people opt out and never discover their own abilities because they fear failure. They don't understand commitment.
Pat Summitt
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Television shows and movies that are all white, I can't watch them. They totally alienate me.
B. D. Wong
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Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
Gary Cherone
Van Halen
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In a repressed society, artists fulfil a sense of harking back to instant gratification, or immediate expression, by doing things that function on the edge of society, or outside of what is conventionally accepted.
Bat for Lashes
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As far as the creative side of making great, great albums and really trying to go down in history? I don't see that happening lately, you know what I mean? You have a lot of guys is talented, but at the same time, timeless music is more important to me.
Raekwon
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Kids who don't play are not just at greater risk of falling behind academically, but also of becoming overweight or obese, failing to integrate socially, and even engaging in criminal activity.
Darell Hammond
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Many a man has finally succeeded only because he has failed after repeated efforts. If he had never met defeat he would never have known any great victory.
Orison Swett Marden
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We must never forget that many around the globe are denied the basic rights we enjoy as Americans. If we are to continue enjoying these privileges and freedoms we must accept our mission of expanding democracy around the globe.
James Inhofe
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There must be no majority decisions, but only responsible persons, and the word 'council' must be restored to its original meaning. Surely every man will have advisers by his side, but the decision will be made by one man.
Adolf Hitler
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It's a great time to be doing political satire when the world is on a knife edge.
John Oliver