Michael Ian Black Quotes
Hosting a show, even a talk show or a game show, there's so much business you have to conduct. There's so much guiding you have to do.
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Just because a rapper is white, I don't feel the need to attack them.
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If you listen to Giuliani, it's like nobody did anything to improve the city except him. I'm not part of the history. Bloomberg's not part of the history. It's like, he did it. He's the only one. That's why he's a little crazy.
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The importance of creativity in our country is greatly misunderstood.
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You take a vacation to a place like Thailand and you're ready for the excitement of something new and foreign. But when you're working 14-hour days, all you want is something familiar to ground you. And there's just nothing there.
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I'm a little bit of a hippie at heart, so I always wear things that are comfortable and flowing.
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So, I didn't get moved up because of celebrity status or anything like that. I got in line, and I passed the test. And they realized that I was sick enough, and as soon as the liver became available, I got one.
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I learned jazz; that comes from blues. I learned rock; that comes from blues. I learned pop; that comes from blues. Even dance, that comes from blues, with the answer-and-response.
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Personally, the worst thing a boy can do to a girl is to ignore her while she's loving him with all her heart.
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We're not living in a one-dimensional society. You can't just talk about, you know, the horrible things in life and the destruction.
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Every passing minute is another chance to turn it all around.
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Paintin they own pictures then they crop me in But I will remain where the top begins
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The problem is not one of rogue cops. The problem is a problem of rogue leadership. The problem is a problem of immoral leadership. We have heard a lot about public morality and moral leadership in the last year. But very little of it focuses on the immoral conduct we're complaining about today.
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Odors from decaying food wafting through the air when the door is opened, colorful mold growing between a wet gym uniform and thedamp carpet underneath, and the complete supply of bath towels scattered throughout the bedroom can become wonderful opportunities to help your teenager learn once again that the art of living in a community requires compromise, negotiation, and consensus.
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A word is worth a thousand images.
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In spite of some bad experiences, I'm a firm believer in the trial and error method of learning.
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We cannot assume that people by virtue of the fact that they are black are going to associate themselves with progressive political struggles. We need to divest ourselves the kinds of strategies that assume that black unity black political unity is possible.
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Stunt dwarf or destroy the imagination of a child and you have taken away its chances of success in life. Imagination transforms the commonplace into the great and creates the new out of the old.
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Yes, I am a failed playwright. I had three shows on Broadway by the time I was 30. They all flopped, and I fled.
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FIND WHAT YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT AND LIVE A LIFE THAT SHOWS IT.
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Who are we? We are people who love drugs. They say we like drugs. It's true. Especially marijuana. Marijuana has been good for us. God put it here for a reason and we need to find a way to live with it in peace. But we are also people who hate drugs. We have suffered from overdoses and addiction. But we know that drugs are here to stay, and prohibition and the criminal justice system is not the way to deal with it. And we are people who don't care about drugs. People who care about the Constitution, who care about 2.2 million Americans behind bars, who care about fundamental rights and freedoms.
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Hosting a show, even a talk show or a game show, there's so much business you have to conduct. There's so much guiding you have to do.
