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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I love Damien Hirst. I respect his work a great deal, and I am happy that the polka dots I started using have become a symbol of love and peace around the world with everybody joining hands to use them in this way.
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People are more optimistic about Detroit outside of Detroit.
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I did about 10-12 national commercials and then got one line parts in things like 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and the show 'The Unit.' Got a little part in the movie 'Redbelt' by David Mamet and kept slowly grinding up and then started getting bigger parts in independents and getting noticed by Liz Meriwether.
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Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the dangers of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of 'crackpot' than the stigma of conformity. And on issues that seem important to you, stand up and be counted at any cost.
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As South Africans we put unnecessary pressure on our captain. I will meet certain players, inside the country and outside the country, and make sure that our captain becomes instrumental in making sure that we win Test matches.
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Worse than jokes in the morning did she hate the idea of a husband.
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When I'm DJing for two hours, I might play two or three Smiths songs.
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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.
