- 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
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
My maternal grandmother would sit, before binge-watching existed, and watch 'Poirot' until the cows came home. You couldn't pull her away from it.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think if you stop learning, there's not much point, and so I always hope to be challenged. That's the beauty of this job.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe that if the Tribune company ever tries to close down Wrigley Field that you will have a protest from every corner of the globe.
- Ignore
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you really think you have something good, you can't take no for an answer. You've got to get in there and ignore the people who say no.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always been spiritual but I've never had a proper context, and it took me awhile to find the proper context. It's hard to realize you can have any kind of relationship with God you want... and so I now have a punk rock relationship with God.
- Past
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- Nov 07, 2020
Upsetting the dope is a favorite pastime in baseball. Past performances count for but little in the national pastime. Reputations don't get you anywhere. A club is judged solely on results, and to get results, you must win ball games.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a difference between being a poseur and being someone who's so emotionally challenged they're kind of just doing their best to show you what they've got.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Stand-up will always come first. I've been doing it for 22 years, and nothing compares to that connection you have with the audience. It's euphoric.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
It doesn't matter about money; having it, not having it. Or having clothes, or not having them. You're still left alone with yourself in the end.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I come from a working-class family in Pittsburgh, whereas 'Mike & Molly' deals with the working class in Chicago. I swear a little, but I pretty much talk the same. It's not like when you see someone like Tim Allen and he's a lot bluer onstage.
- Chemistry
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'll come in with a string of riffs and direct the musical ideas. But you still need a band and their input to make the ideas come alive. You can't underestimate band chemistry.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
You know, I'm playing the Mirage in Vegas, the main room... About 5 percent of all comics end up as the main headliner on the Vegas Strip, so that's a big deal for me. Getting to do my stand-up the way I have this summer is really what I've dreamed of since I was about 10 years old.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020