- Know
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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
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always been comfortable being the first person at a party, metaphorically speaking - being the first person on the dance floor, saying, 'This is where it's happening, people, and if you don't think so, that's cool, but I think you're missing out.' That's my general philosophy, and it's served me pretty well.
- Police
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think that when we start thought-policing people and idea-policing people, then that's crossing a line. And I think, you know, everybody's so afraid of this imaginary line of thought police that they forget their own personal safety.
- Next
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's something advantageous about having people underestimate your intellect, insomuch as a lot of things are revealed to you. They assume you don't know what you're talking about, then all of a sudden, you do. And the next thing you know, you have information you wouldn't normally have.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Leapfrog innovation - consistent, constant, ridiculous leapfrog innovation - only happens within a dictatorship. Any time you try to do something really innovative, most people aren't going to understand it until after they experience it. So when you're developing in innovation, you have to be a dictator.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
The stage is one place where you come face to face with your audience, unlike cinemas where you cannot see the applause or the booing by the audience.
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
Theatre gives you an altogether different kind of thrill which every actor who wants to grow must try.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents couldn't give me a whole lot of financial support, but they gave me good genes. My dad is a handsome son-of-a-gun, and my mom is beautiful. And I've definitely been the lucky recipient. So, thank you, Mom and Dad.
- Laugh
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- Nov 07, 2020
One doesn't have to resort to cheap imitations of characters or people around you to make others laugh. At least, that is what I've always believed in.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
On a serious note, comedy should be something that you can enjoy with your family and not snigger when alone or with friends.
- Relationship
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you really want to make a relationship work, at some point in time, you're going to have to make some sacrifices and do some things that are a little bit uncomfortable.
- Nov 07, 2020
In cinema, you can see an actor but he can't see you. On stage, there's a one-to-one and an eye-to-eye connection.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020