- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Hero
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ralph Nader is a hero. I know Ralph, and I call him up occasionally. He's helped me out on a couple of occasions when I've given speeches to corporations where he'd have a good... He'd give me some good information.
- Friends
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some of George W. Bush's friends say that Bush believes God called him to be president during these times of trial. But God told me that He/She/It had actually chosen Al Gore by making sure that Gore won the popular vote and, God thought, the Electoral College. 'That worked for everyone else,' God said.
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020
Harvard's Kennedy School of Government asked me to serve as a fellow at its Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy. After my varied and celebrated career in television, movies, publishing, and the lucrative world of corporate speaking, being a fellow at Harvard seemed, frankly, like a step down.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Comedy to the Senate? Well, there certainly hasn't been a satirist or a political satirist who's done that. So, that really was uncharted territory during the campaign. But I think it's a good thing. Some people thought that it was an odd career arc, but to me it made absolute sense.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I put myself on the ballot and even 50 people voted for me, it'd be a travesty.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
During Vietnam, I was in college, enjoying my student deferment. The government wisely felt that, in my case, military service was less important than completing my studies to prepare me for my chosen career: comedian.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
If 98 out of 100 doctors tell me I've got a problem, I should take their advice. And if those two other doctors get paid by Big Snack Food, like certain climate deniers get paid by Big Coal, I shouldn't take their advice.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
My views about God come from my dad. Dad told me that he believed Nature, which to him included humankind, to be so beautiful, so magnificent, that there had to be something behind it all.
- Purpose
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- Nov 07, 2020
Terrorism, to me, is the use of terror for political purpose, and terror is indiscriminate murder of civilians to make a political point.
- Easy
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me working on the marriage and not making the easy choice of cheating was something that I could not do.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
You need fighters like me to battle, because frankly The New York Times and the Washington Post are not going to fight the fights that I do.
- Privacy
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- Nov 07, 2020
In digital era, privacy must be a priority. Is it just me, or is secret blanket surveillance obscenely outrageous?
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- Nov 07, 2020