W. Kamau Bell Quotes

I think a lot of people get into stand-up to be the center of attention, which is perfectly legitimate. But I think I got in there to be heard.

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• The Supreme Court is not elected, and it is therefore not a proper arbiter of social policy.

  

  Lamar S. Smith
  • Social
  • Court
  • Supreme Court

• We did a remake of Lost in Space. Filmed it in London for four months.

  

  Lacey Chabert
  • Lost
  • Space
  • London

• You begin to realize that the genius of our country is the constant push to be more inclusive and find new ways of engaging everyone.

  

  Maggie Hassan
  • Country
  • Genius
  • Push

• When I was sixteen years old, I was sentenced to two years in prison; the Swedish government changed it, so I could go to a boarding school as part of a social programme. I was in this boarding school with some of the richest kids in Sweden.

  

  Daniel Espinosa
  • School
  • Kids
  • Government

• A man is what he thinks about all day long.

  

  Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Long
  • Man
  • Day

• 'SVU' is one of my favorite shows. When I got the call to appear and play myself, I jumped at the chance. Obviously, I went over my lines, but playing yourself is a really great way to get your feet wet in the acting field. I enjoyed being on set and learning as much as I could about the scripted world.

  

  Taylor Hicks
  • World
  • Great
  • Learning

• I know my fans want me on the screen. But I think hero-worship should not be allowed to corrupt the plot and narrative of a film.

  

  Ram Charan
  • Film
  • Hero
  • Fans

• I can't see myself just endlessly singing the same songs over and over again.

  

  Sade Adu
  • Myself
  • Singing
  • See

• What is wrong with George Bush? What is his problem?

  

  Ed Smith
  • Problem
  • Wrong
  • His

• There's a difference between being posh and being rich.

  

  Kate Reardon
  • Rich
  • Difference
  • Being Rich

• Only the other world has substance and reality; only good deeds and holy learning have tangible worth.

  

  Abraham Cahan
  • World
  • Good
  • Reality

• A man that ain't willin' to cheat for a poke don't want it bad enough.

  

  Larry McMurtry
  • Bad
  • Want
  • Man

• When I was young, no one got married. Now, all the young people, they want to get married, they want security. Now that my children's friends are getting married, I go to more weddings than I ever did when I was young.

  

  Carine Roitfeld
  • People
  • Children
  • Friends

• We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the game.

  

  Randy Pausch
  • Game
  • Change
  • Cards

• I've been incredibly lucky. I've worked in two iconic shows, 'Carry On' and 'EastEnders.' If it all ended tomorrow - and it could - I'd just be terribly grateful. I've been fortunate enough to do what I love and get paid for it.

  

  Barbara Windsor
  • Lucky
  • Grateful
  • Fortunate

• I love a microphone and a big crowd; I'm an entertainer, I guess.

  

  Kary Mullis
  • Love
  • Big
  • Crowd

• Nevertheless, it is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.

  

  H. L. Mencken
  • Believe
  • Man
  • Average

• For 'Hidalgo,' I just spent as much time around horses as I could, which made sense.

  

  Viggo Mortensen
  • Time
  • Made
  • Just

• If you allow for a purely capitalistic society, without any type of regulation at all, you will get one monopoly that will eat all of the smaller fish and own everything, and then you'll have zero capitalism, zero competition - it would just be one giant company.

  

  Serj Tankian System Of A Down
  • Society
  • Competition

• The violence and injustice of the rulers of mankind is an ancient evil, for which, I am afraid, the nature of human affairs can scarce admit a remedy.

  

  Adam Smith
  • Nature
  • Evil
  • Violence

• Everyone has a different opinion; every country has a different way of doing things. But I do believe that we need a regulatory body so that everyone who owns or manages wildlife is subject to inspection and rated on how well they look after the animals and how the communities benefit.

  

  Prince Harry
  • Believe
  • Different
  • Country

• As anyone who has received or dispensed psychotherapy knows, it's a profession whose mainspring is love. Nearly everyone who visits a therapist has a love disorder of one sort or another, and each has a story to tell - of love lost or denied, love twisted or betrayed, love perverted or shackled to violence. Broken attachments litter the office floors like pick-up sticks. People appear with frayed seams and spilling pockets.

  

  Diane Ackerman
  • People
  • Violence
  • Broken

• I think a lot of people get into stand-up to be the center of attention, which is perfectly legitimate. But I think I got in there to be heard.

  

  W. Kamau Bell
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