- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Long Quotes
On patience, process and playing the long game.
Several quotes here describe how long real work actually takes: commissioning a television show, learning from mistakes only years later, or thinking generationally about where humanity stands. For a related theme, see our Long Time quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Nervous
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- Nov 07, 2020
I haven't been really nervous about a gig in a long time.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Now people live into their 90s and beyond. As long as I have quality of life, I'm good.
- Boring
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- Nov 07, 2020
Standup is a form of therapy. It is OK to tell problems to your audience as long as you are being honest and not boring them. I tell them that I am saving $75 an hour when I talk to them instead of a therapist.
- Competition
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- Nov 07, 2020
The lack of portability and competition has long been a problem in America's insurance market, yet Obamacare took no significant steps to open up the market between state lines.
- Passion
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've done drag races. I've done Long Beach Grand Prix stuff. I've done NASCAR stuff. Just about anything carwise under the sun, I've done. Whether it be driving schools or racing schools, I've had a passion for it for a long time.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have long known that it is part of God's plan for me to spend a little time with each of the most stupid people on earth.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
For a long time, I'd been vaguely fascinated by the idea that Charles Lindbergh flew the Atlantic and Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs in the same summer.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you do live shows long enough as a comedian, you can still hear that rhythm of laughing. It's ingrained in you, and it's not something you can really teach somebody. It comes from doing hours and hours and hours and years and decades on stage, performing in front of live crowds.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have long begged off the question of my albums reflecting where I am 'at' personally. There is more inaccuracy in that approach than accuracy.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020