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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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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Technology is an enabler; you have to be at the cutting edge of technology - there is no choice.
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I've had many idols growing up. The inclination for idol worship comes naturally to me.
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If a spectator with a philosophical mind, somebody accustomed to reading books, gets the same kind of information in a movie, he might not fully understand it.
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If you're going to be an R already, you may as well be 'The Hangover,' and you may as well be as shocking as possible, because that's what delivers the most return.
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Love is a complicated emotion because you can learn something or hear something that goes against what you have come to know personally. It can be very challenging to what you believe.
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Being a woman in a male-dominated industry sort of sucks, but it doesn't suck any more than being a woman in the world. My advice? Be terrifying.
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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.
