Sarah Silverman Quotes
Men like to squash you. I just want someone who's happy with himself, happy with his life. He doesn't have to squash mine.
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You gotta ask 'why' questions. 'Why did you do this?' A 'why' question you can't answer with one word.
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In a lot of ways, I envy someone like Omar Sharif who lived in a hotel for decades.
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Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.
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Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice.
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New Zealanders have conventions and pleasantries, but we are direct. We are encouraged to be transparent with our behavior and not to employ passive aggression.
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I tell my students, even if you are an opinion journalist, your opinion should be based on facts.
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The success of the Rat Pack or the Clan was due to the camaraderie, the three guys who work together and kid each other and love each other.
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In its conception the literature prize belongs to days when a writer could still be thought of as, by virtue of his or her occupation, a sage, someone with no institutional affiliations who could offer an authoritative word on our times as well as on our moral life.
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Critics should think about how the opening weekend audience might want to discover some surprises for themselves.
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I usually get up between 7 A.M. and 8 A.M., have coffee, and go right to work. It's really important not to get sidetracked in the morning so I'm still in that dreamy state for my writing.
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I was about nine years old when a teacher administered my IQ test. Unfortunately, as I was nine, I didn't know that I needed to keep the paperwork for future reference.
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I appreciate the constant evolution in refining food, but not in making food gimmicky.
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Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.
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At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a noble profession.
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Stephen Colbert used to be my friend. I even signed the poor baby's cast when he hurt his hand.
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I think it kind of took being a character actor to kind of now enter into leading ladies.
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In N.Y.C., I auditioned for mostly 'quirky friend' roles. Since casting directors in L.A. lacked a preconceived notion of me, I was able to reinvent my type a bit, which was essential in booking the role of Amanda on 'Ugly Betty.' I don't believe I would have auditioned for that role in N.Y.
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The British do not expect happiness. I had the impression, all the time that I lived there, that they do not want to be happy; they want to be right.
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At least the politicians are accountable to the voters.
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It's not that I ever sat down and outlined a trilogy, but I always have a sense of what size an idea is when I start it.
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Immortality is really desirable, I guess. In terms of images, anyway.
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We are living in a world today where lemonade is made from artificial flavors and furniture polish is made from real lemons.
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Men like to squash you. I just want someone who's happy with himself, happy with his life. He doesn't have to squash mine.
