- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
New Quotes
On fresh starts, new cities and beginning again.
Many of the quotes here trace what's new: a new city, a new circle of people, a new chapter after school. Several reflect specifically on relocating and adjusting to a very different pace of life. For more on that theme, see our City quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Health Insurance
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's a fun uphill struggle, making health insurance as a comedian, actor, and author. But it's hard to explain to people how I make a living. In New York, most people know enough creative types that I make some sense. But when I'm talking to someone like my suburban cousins or my mom's friends, it doesn't always go smoothly.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a stand-up, as a storyteller, as an improviser, I've done thousands of shows. They allow me to work out new material that might turn into something later. They let me keep my muscles sharp for when the rent-paying gigs do come along. They keep me sane.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are certain fundamental things that scream, 'I just moved to New York.' Things like eating cheesecake at Junior's or heading out to Coney Island to ride the Cyclone.
- Corruption
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- Nov 07, 2020
New York has been embarrassed by corruption and lags behind in too many important categories. We can do better.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
Almost everything worthwhile carries with it some sort of risk, whether it's starting a new business, whether it's leaving home, whether it's getting married, or whether it's flying in space.
- Bump
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- Nov 07, 2020
What's more unnerving than magnetism, ghosts, and unpurified water? Gadgetmongers who purport to protect us from metaphysical monsters that go bump in the New Age night.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dream when I was 14 was someday I could have a David Levine caricature of me in 'The New York Review of Books.'
- Pretty
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- Nov 07, 2020
It wasn't until 'Thor' that I started lifting weights. It was all pretty new to me.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
You come to America, and, if you do a big TV show, then you can be overexposed, or old, before you're new.
- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was living in upstate New York, in Kingston - small town, no comedy scene except for my friends and I doing these DIY shows and whatnot. And we put together this thing called the 'Altercation Punk Rock Comedy Tour.'
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020