Eugene Mirman Quotes
For a short period of time, I was like, I have these jokes and if people get them, they get them. And then eventually, I was like, Oh no. It's absolutely my job to convey to people why what I think is funny, is funny. The whole point of standup is to get the audience to understand your weird point of view.
Eugene Mirman
Quotes to Explore
We actually talked about Adam Sandler during the creation of 'Trolls,' because he does know how to time jokes.
Walt Dohrn
People have a comic bent or an angularity to their thinking, and those are the people who make jokes. And it's usually people who were in an environment, when they were young, where jokes were at a premium, or at least considered important to a life. My parents always listened to the comedy radio shows, we went to the comedy movies, and my parents appreciated comedy. So kids listen and follow what their parents like.
Carl Reiner
It would be a bitter cosmic joke if we destroy ourselves due to atrophy of the imagination.
Martha Gellhorn
My friends joke that I’m dead until I get onstage. I’m dead right now as you’re speaking to me.
Lady Gaga
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them.
Norman Vincent Peale
I'm infamous, a joke. It doesn't make me feel good, because I'm a genuine person, but I don't let it get to me, because I am who I am.
William Hung
In speaking, it is best to be clear and say just enough to convey the meaning.
Confucius
I always had a deep affection for Malcolm and felt that he had a great ability to put his finger on the existence and the root of the problem. He was an eloquent spokesman for his point of view and no one can honestly doubt that Malcolm had a great concern for the problems we face as a race.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
The strong man is the man who can stand up for his rights and not hit back.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
As a musician and a songwriter, it is an act of the ego to believe that other people might be interested in your point of view. But it is usually an empathetic nature that gets you going in the first place.
Bono
U2
There have always been jokes all over our songs; I originally started writing lyrics to make my friends crack a smile, which is difficult.
Alexander David Turner
Arctic Monkeys
I don't think any of us felt like, "Oh, we need to put joke songs on the record." If we found something funny, we would record it, and if we wanted to, we'd put it on the record. It's not really something we spent too much time agonizing over.
Mark Hoppus
Blink-182
I'm really bad with jokes. I would have to say Limp Bizkit.
Brian Molko
Placebo
There are a lot of times that we feel like our hands are tied - 'I have no control over if I'm going to lose my job.' 'I have no control over if I'm going to be able to pay my bills.' You've got to realize that that's where your trust comes in. You have to trust God, and keep your hope, because your hope is what produces your faith.
Victoria Osteen
Fashion your life as a garland of beautiful deeds.
Gautama Buddha
There are some actors who are rehearsal actors, and some who are not. I am not. Having said that, I don't know what I am talking about.
Michael Gambon
The large majority of the Negroes who have put on the finishing touches of our best colleges are all but worthless in the development of their people.
Carter G. Woodson
For a short period of time, I was like, I have these jokes and if people get them, they get them. And then eventually, I was like, Oh no. It's absolutely my job to convey to people why what I think is funny, is funny. The whole point of standup is to get the audience to understand your weird point of view.
Eugene Mirman
