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- Nov 07, 2020
You Quotes
Quotes that speak straight to you.
This collection gathers quotes framed around 'you' - from candid reflections on body image pressures passed down in families to observations about how humor can mask real vulnerability. Many touch on how what you know about yourself differs from how others perceive you.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Light
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've reduced a lot of the stress in my life. I've gotten rid of a lot of things. The light was turned on and a lot of the cockroaches started spinning. I swept them out the door. And sometimes you just have to throw things out because they carry a certain energy.
- Fun
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been making fun of Donald Trump - we all have - for 10 years, and just bringing up his name... I mean, even if you're supportive of Donald Trump, there's still a lot to make fun of.
- Loss
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- Nov 07, 2020
No one can train you to be famous. How do you deal with the loss of anonymity, the loss of privacy? You have to be disciplined.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my business, you have so many things going at once - TV shows, projects, movies - and sometimes, things never actually come to fruition.
- Being Alone
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- Nov 07, 2020
I finally faced the fact that it isn't a crime not having friends. Being alone means you have fewer problems.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wrote a 'Lenny Letter' on a whim, and it felt indulgent, but people came up to me with tears in their eyes saying, 'Thank you.' There's so much shame about mental illness in our country and so many stereotypes about women being 'crazy' or 'psycho.'
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't see myself as extremely handsome. I just figure I can charm you into liking me.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
God gave me a voice to sing with, and when you have that, what other gimmick is there?
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first time I jumped from a plane, I screamed like a woman. I was two miles up and you could hear me clear as day. Now I love it.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love being a dad, it keeps me fit and inspired and children are so funny. They always supply you with acting material!
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the big conversations I'm trying to have onstage right now is that to be pro-woman, you don't have to be anti-man. Saying all men suck makes you look like an idiot. And it's not helpful.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've got some good saints out there - that's right - that pray for me constantly. You've gotta have that! You do.
- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
Good singing is learning how to transmit learning musical information with your voice in a way that everybody can relate to. But as a woman you just get a lot of criticism because everyone sees you like a raw lump of clay that needs some help.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everybody is constantly putting themselves under a microscope in terms of their productivity and their financial success and this whole idea of 'Picture Me Better,' like picture me, you know, who I'm supposed to be versus, you know, just accepting who we all are.
- Getting Older
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the entertainment industry, there is this fear of getting older, because we have high definition television now, and you can see things that the human eye can't even pick up. But the good thing about standup is that the older you get, the funnier you get.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020