Louis C. K. Quotes
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A waning United States would likely be more nationalistic, more defensive about its national identity, more paranoid about its homeland security, and less willing to sacrifice resources for the sake of others' development.
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You start to become successful, and everybody starts to drive your money train to the bank, and they're not thinking anymore about what you want as an artist or if any of that even matters to you. It genuinely upsets people in my life that I don't care about money, and that's not my problem.
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My father always said, 'Malala will be free as a bird.'
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Writing about a person whose struggle you wish you could solve is an act of compassion and also, frankly, opportunism.
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Where in the Constitution does it say that because we don't like a foreign country's leader, we should go in and topple the dictator?
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I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of grab an oar and row with them.
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I have an Oscar on my mantel.
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For me, it's first about the characters. I look for a character who is intriguing and challenging and different from what I've done before.
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Whatever your issue, your cause, the festering problem you thought would be resolved - the political class has failed you.
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If you let your fear of consequence prevent you from following your deepest instinct, your life will be safe, expedient and thin.
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I hate to look at myself in a mirror, and I never go and see films.
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I'd rather be the king of kids, than the prince of fools.
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I like people who can and like to make fun of themselves!
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The revenues of Cuban state-run companies are used exclusively for the benefit of the people, to whom they belong.
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The cheeky ideal I am calling for is that Muslims should be viewed as equal citizens, nothing more and nothing less.
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There was a little bit of ham in me. And there's a lot of people say there's a lot of ham in me.
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We're all grown men, and we all have our ways of handling our problems. I'm not secretive, but I don't really talk about things.
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There's nothing that can match Broadway for stature and dignity.
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Every country and every culture has traditions that are unique and help make that country what it is. But just because something is a part of your past doesn’t make it right. It doesn’t mean that it defines your future. ... Just because something is a tradition doesn’t make it right.
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The theater is magical and addictive.
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It finally became clear to me that they had no hopes of my ever walking again.
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The trade of critic, in literature, music, and the drama, is the most degraded of all trades.
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You just got to be #patient, be focused, you know there are lots of distractions out there.
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When I got divorced, I thought 'Well, there goes my act.'
