- Nov 07, 2020
Like Quotes
Quotes on what people like and why.
These quotes explore liking something, or coming around to it later - one describes disliking Jane Austen before eventually appreciating her work, while another reflects on early interest in mathematics over computers. Related browsing includes Know Quotes.
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- Failure
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- Nov 07, 2020
Obama said that his performance at bowling was so bad 'it was like the Special Olympics or something.' Disability, by Obama's definition, was about difference and failure.
- Back
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- Nov 07, 2020
The thing about the Nobel ceremony is that for a whole week, you get treated like a superstar. You get driven everywhere. You have minders who always make sure you get where you're going. And you always get into the back seat of the limo.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
The idea flow from the human spirit is absolutely unlimited. All you have to do is tap into that well. I don't like to use the word efficiency. It's creativity. It's a belief that every person counts.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother giving birth to me was just like Lady Sybil giving birth, except that there wasn't such a tragic ending.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't like comedians who don't have conviction, and with stand-up, it is always best to have an angle.
- Back
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd like to scale back the television. I'm constantly told that I'm over-exposed, and I don't want to end up like Carol Vorderman.
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I could look like anyone, it would be Jamie Redknapp - even up close, he's amazing.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Part of doing stand-up is to get things off your chest. It's a bit like being in a psychiatrist's chair - but more enjoyable.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I acted at school but got very bad parts - things that they'd made up in Shakespeare plays like 'Guard 17' - so I wrote plays and gave myself parts, then I wrote sketches, then I did stand-up. Even in the school nativity I was the emu in the manger.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020