John Oliver Quotes
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When I got on stage, I would have a rush of adrenaline; everybody gets it. Normally after the first night it becomes more controllable, and as long as I could ride the wave, I was still in charge.
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A cheat day for me, the first thing that I crave, I'll eat. That's my rule. So if I wake up and I want pancakes, I'm gonna eat pancakes. If I want a cheeseburger for lunch or for dinner, I'm gonna eat it. If I want fries, I'm gonna eat the fries.
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I've eaten ice cream from all over the world, but until you've tasted Graham's from Geneva, Illinois, you haven't had ice cream at all.
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Kennedy was a man who liked writers and even I got invited to the White House.
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I haven't sold to the movies. In other words, I haven't gotten any enormous checks yet.
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I went to Howard University and majored in Film Production and minored in Acting. I turned down an opportunity to go pro in Track & Field to do this - I took a chance with this.
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I've been careful in love. I've been careless in love. And I've had adventures I wouldn't trade for anything.
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Look at Islam in a rational manner and without demagoguery or emotion. It is the leading religion of the world with 1.5 billion followers.
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There's never one sunrise the same or one sunset the same.
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Before I paint someone, I always ask, 'How much examination can your body take?' 'How much do you want me to see?'
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I think every business, really, has a unique reason for being, unique assets, unique attributes, a unique history. And that can be turned into a very attractive design story, essentially, that consumers can relate to.
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I had never been out covering a story, but boy, was that fun.
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Out of 6 billion humans, the troublemakers are just a handful.
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We treat old people so badly. There is nothing easy about 80.
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In setting goals and executing a strategy, Wanda is sophisticated. We have good systems and departments. If targets are not reached, a yellow light goes off.
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Give me a highly successful unionized industry.
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One of the things that doesn't come up as much as it should, especially in literary fiction, is this idea of faith and God... I feel like those are things that should be wrestled with... because they are such an integral part of our community on every level.
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Others may use the ocean as their road; Only the English make it their abode.
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I'm addicted to laughing. I go to see a lot of comedy shows. I'm addicted to playing really loud and obnoxious rock music in my car. I'm addicted to beautiful clothes and shoes. I just love gorgeous stuff and work hard to acquire pretty things, shiny things. I'm addicted to shiny things!
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Are you in the car that's almost caused three accidents on North Vance?" Hannah asked. "Because I'm following you with my lights flashing, and whoever's driving isn't pulling over." "Let him go," Claire said. "Trust me. You aren't going to get him to stop." "Oh, God. It's Myrnin, isn't it?" "Tell that police lady to stop chasing me," Myrnin said, annoyed, from the front seat. "Really, I'm not THAT bad at this.
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A man cannot live more than 24 hours unless he has at least three cubic meters of air that is being constantly replaced.
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I would love to be in 'Dancing With the Stars.'
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It's like catching an ice cream cone out of the air because a child was hit by a car.
