John Oliver Quotes
The British press are a group of unremitting scumbags. And sometimes they use that scumbaggery to good ends, and often not.
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At one time or another, we have all faced the temptation to disconnect by giving someone the silent treatment. After being married to Joel for more than twenty-one years, I have learned that is not the best way to handle a disagreement.
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I have lived under totalitarian Communism, so I prize freedom as much as anyone and have long fought for freedom of conscience and speech.
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I want to live in a country that is not just a place but also an idea, and Jerusalem is the heart of the idea. There may be practical considerations, but a country cannot exist without an ethos, and Jerusalem is an ethos.
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He who would not be idle, let him fall in love.
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I would enjoy having dinner with the poet/playwright Derek Walcott.
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I have to think about how to not spread myself too thin. It's a really great problem to have.
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The most difficult story that I've ever been involved in breaking on any of my shows was 'The Constant' episode of 'Lost,' which was when Desmond was consciousness-traveling.
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Like art and politics, gangsterism is a very important avenue of assimilation into society.
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The guy who says, 'I love the challenge of managing,' is one step from being out of a job.
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Project Xanadu is essentially my trademark. It was originally, and has returned to my arms as that.
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When I got to law school, I didn't do very well. To put it mildly, I didn't do very well. I, in fact, graduated in the part of my law school class that made the top 90% possible.
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It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.
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I just think with acting, there's not a time limit on it.
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The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still small voice of conscience.
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I love architecture almost as much as I love my musicals.
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The first two books that I did by myself were long stories in verse. I knew I could do that because I'd written a lot in verse. But, verse stories are hard to sell, so my editor encouraged me to try writing in prose.
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At home, I dedicate occasional whole days to reading as if I'm a convalescent. The ideal place for this is the bath, where the body floats free. Books go a little wavy, but they're mine, so who cares.
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I am a very reserved person and have very few friends in the industry, while most of my close ones are from school and college.
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I'm just not into happy-clappy pop. Unless it's happy-clappy pop in a good way.
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At a certain point, if you work really hard and you get good and people like your work, you do deserve the fame - but you shouldn't take it for granted.
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I think the Catholic faith is consistent with the kind of conservatism I believe in.
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The hardest thing as somebody who does both is - and I'm very serious as an actor, and I consider myself very serious as a musician, engineer, music artist - is learning that it's OK to be versatile.
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I can't concentrate in flats. I could go to the gym if I wore flats, I'd love to go to the gym, but I just can't get my head around the footwear.
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The British press are a group of unremitting scumbags. And sometimes they use that scumbaggery to good ends, and often not.
