John Oliver Quotes
Australia turns out to be a sensational place, albeit one of the most comfortably racist places I've ever been in. They've really settled into their intolerance like an old resentful slipper.
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Every time a congressman or pundit says its 'class warfare' to increase taxes on the wealthy, it's a massive lie.
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What can a pencil do for all of us? Amazing things. It can write transcendent poetry, uplifting music, or life-changing equations; it can sketch the future, give life to untold beauty, and communicate the full-force of our love and aspirations.
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Whatever makes your head nod, that's want we want to give you.
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The 20th century was a test bed for big ideas - fascism, communism, the atomic bomb.
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When I was younger, I felt pressure to become someone else once I became successful.
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In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved in perfectionism.
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International friendlies, they mean something, but what you want is to play on the biggest stage, play under the lights.
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We need to understand what innovation will be built on top of our networks.
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I may even show up behind the camera. I love to put things together; I love to give direction. I have a great eye for pace.
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When I get real excited, my muscles go into spasm, so they just shake.
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We are never racist against somebody who is very far away. I don't know any racism against the Eskimos. To have a racist feeling, there must be an other who is slightly different from us - but is living close to us.
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I think life is always dangerous. Some people get afraid of it. Some people don't go forward. But some people, if they want to achieve their goal, they have to go. They have to move... We have seen the barbaric situation of the 21st century in Swat. So why should I be afraid now?
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Paris by night is a nightmare now. It is not a cliche anymore.
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The Jews were gassed. Armenians were killed in every conceivable way... So the Holocaust doesn't interest me, see? They've had a lot of publicity, but they didn't suffer as much.
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I am an idealist. I don't know where I'm going but I'm on my way.
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God is only a great imaginative experience.
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It is absolutely clear that government plays a key role, as a catalyst, in promoting long-run growth.
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You want to play in every game, and you especially don't want to be in the penalty box for five minutes and give the other team a chance to get a power play, and you don't want to hurt anyone on the other team.
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It is not easy to be sure that being yourself is worth the trouble, but we do know it is our sacred duty.
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I believe writers need to be chameleons, or like Meryl Streep, who can play all sorts of characters. A good writer should be able to cross gender lines and people of all social classes. So for me, writing from a male point of view would be a great challenge, that I would look forward to taking on.
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World Bank is a bank that's focused on economic development and poverty alleviation.
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I tried to get people at 'South Park' into 'Downton Abbey,' and it didn't work. I think they were like, 'Downton Abbey?' What?' And I kinda made a big plea in the writer's room, like, 'Guys, you should really watch it. It's good. It's addicting. My wife and I are obsessed with it.'
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Australia turns out to be a sensational place, albeit one of the most comfortably racist places I've ever been in. They've really settled into their intolerance like an old resentful slipper.
