John Oliver Quotes
Having a human conversation is not something I've had any training in either as a comedian or as, you know, a human being.

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Practical wisdom is what's called for in situations that have a moral dimension to them.
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Surely no one can be sure he has visited Cienega; people say to themselves, do they not: 'Was it a vision; or have I, some time or other, seen dusk in a valley like this?'
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When I was about five or seven years old my mother was placed in a mental institution and so we were with our father who worked very hard, and we had to figure a lot of things out.
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I love to drive. My present to myself from 'The Tudors' was a red Mazda MX5 hard-top convertible. I loved that car, and also what she represented - my first success.
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We only had white socks in Romania. But when I used to come back from the States, I used to bring back pink and yellow socks with all kind of designs, and hair clips and elastic bands for the ponytail that had colourful designs.
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I think movies lost a lot when they went to stereo and five-track sound.
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If I were to meet the most incredible man, and he just so happened to not make as much money as I do, I wouldn't hold it against him.
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Well, I'm an independent person.
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I love my kitchen. On the weekends, we have friends over, the kids are buzzing around, and we cook and talk.
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I really feel that New York City is the greatest city in the world.
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My eye? It's a genetic thing. My dad had it, and now I have it. You know, I just found out that it may be correctable a little bit, because it does impair my vision. When I look up, I lose sight in this eye. I think, maybe for other people, it informs the way they see me.
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Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives.
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It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
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I'm not educated about cinema or genres.
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Men, no matter what their promises, rarely leave their spouses... the louses.
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You have no choices about how you lose, but you do have a choice about how you come back and prepare to win again.
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People are more optimistic about Detroit outside of Detroit.
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I acted my heart out.
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If you are marked by God, you don't need to be marketed by man.
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I would have benefited a lot from proper training. I could have done with a strong wake-up call about getting jobs.
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Love always makes those eloquent that have it.
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We're not really under pressure to deliver a cloned baby to this world. What we are under pressure to do is to deliver a cloned baby that is a healthy one.
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I have not thought too much about the psychology or life of the character Jonas in some time.
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Having a human conversation is not something I've had any training in either as a comedian or as, you know, a human being.