John Oliver Quotes
Armando Iannucci is one of my heroes. As I was growing up, he was probably the most influential comic voice that I had.John Oliver
Quotes to Explore
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My father was a very gregarious, very open guy. So every weekend, the house was full of people.
J. B. Pritzker -
In this era in which we live, the old-fashioned virtues grow increasingly unpopular.
B. Carroll Reece -
Personally, it was a big honor for me meeting so many families of the fallen soldiers and hearing their stories.
Dan Quinn -
My first husband met me as a career woman, and the second did, too. I was lucky.
Yoko Ono -
I am such a do-goody, people-pleasing kid - or I was - I don't think I've ever been fired, not even from an ice cream shop, magician for kids' parties, not even in my early jobs in radio.
Ira Glass -
With a warm drink, in a rocking chair and family and friends around, I am working on finding peace and joy in the moments we have been given. It doesn't have to all make sense. I don't have all the answers.
Taya Kyle
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From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.
Karl Marx -
I felt like I had two fathers. I had my real father and the father in my head.
Macaulay Culkin -
I got through college.
Daniel Craig -
My wife is pretty geeky and will occasionally quote 'Anchorman' at me.
Adam McKay -
I will say I am the sum of my books.
V. S. Naipaul -
The best we can do, to paraphrase Pollan, is to eat whole foods, mostly plants, and not too much.
A. J. Jacobs
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I think it is the height of ignorance to believe that the sexual act is an independent function necessary like sleeping or eating. Seeing, therefore, that I did not desire more children, I began to strive after self-control. There was endless difficulty in the task.
Mahatma Gandhi -
Tea does our fancy aid, Repress those vapours which the head invade, And keeps that palace of the soul serene.
Edmund Waller -
I would love to have been a painter in the tradition of the surrealist painters who I admire so much.
J. G. Ballard -
There are so many women who contributed in a very real way in pushing for the space program during the time in which there was a lot of competition to get into space first, and to know that there were African-American women who were integral in that success is pretty phenomenal.
Mahershala Ali -
It's very simple. You have to be faithful to your other half and not have secrets. That's my rule.
Irina Shayk -
I love the Army with every bone in my body.
Tammy Duckworth
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Sentiment is for those who don't know what to do next.
Nadine Gordimer -
My thing is I'd love to be friends with Thom Yorke but if he wasn't a nice guy it would ruin everything for me, I probably wouldn't be able to listen to his music.
Zachary Wayne Farro -
When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions.
W. Clement Stone -
Comic-Con has become more of a pop cultural festival, and to not be included feels like you're missing the biggest celebration of the year.
Felicia Day -
The interview is not over when the meeting is over. Never forget that.
Caroline Ghosn -
Armando Iannucci is one of my heroes. As I was growing up, he was probably the most influential comic voice that I had.
John Oliver