- Encounters
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- Nov 07, 2020
Saying Quotes
The gap between what's said and what's meant.
This set focuses on the friction around saying things: doubts other people voice about an unusual project, the strangeness of writing lyrics meant for someone else's voice, and family conflicts that get said and later forgiven. It pairs well with our Know quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
The satirical direction I have chosen is an indication of my disappointment in man, which is the opposite way of saying that I have high expectations for the human race.
- Nov 07, 2020
I can put tweets on a map to show who is saying what where, which could be used for marketing or social research.
- Funny
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mmmm... the comedy that matters is the comedy you pull out of thin air. It's a bit like when something funny has happened and you try to explain it to someone else and end up saying, 'You had to be there.'
- Nov 07, 2020
If there were a better, clearer, shorter way of saying what the fiction says, then why not scrap the fiction?
- Process
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm saying that an editorial process that is preparing the material for publication counts as part of the inspiring process whereby God, in his sovereignty, gave every word.
- Loved
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- Nov 07, 2020
I loved saying 'swab' in my 2014 fringe show. In an otherwise very mumbly performance, there wasn't a day that I didn't absolutely chuck myself at it.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even though there wasn't much damage, it's a disgrace that the skies over the imperial capital should have been defiled without a single enemy plane being shot down. It provides a regrettably graphic illustration of the saying that a bungling attack is better than the most skillful defense.
- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of the advertisement is done by saying: first of all, have a complex about who you are.
- Nov 07, 2020
I talk a lot about taking risks, and then I follow that up very quickly by saying, 'Take prudent risks.'
- Out
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- Nov 07, 2020
Between saying and doing, many a pair of shoes is worn out.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020