Maz Jobrani Quotes

I quickly came to realize that in the Middle East, God is God, and in the West, the sponsor is God - or, as I like to say, Tide detergent is God.

Maz Jobrani

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GodTideSayRealizeWestMiddle

The jury is still out on whether humans are causing climate change.

Sonny Perdue

ChangeClimate ChangeJuryOutStill

I can't be described as a sex symbol; I think it's ridiculous.

Tom Mison

ThinkSexRidiculousI ThinkSymbol

Life changed at 40 for me, as predicted by my acting teacher when I was leaving college. I became more hirable and more interesting... I'm not sure why.

Roger Bart

LifeTeacherCollegeMeInteresting

Over the years, I've realized that I have as much in common with the performance artist, the standup comedian, the screenwriter, as I do with the theologian. I'm in an odd world where I make things and share them with people.

Rob Bell

PeopleWorldPerformanceArtistOver

A movie is like a person. Either you trust it or you don't.

Mike Nichols

TrustYouPersonLikeEitherMovie

I wrote a song with a guy named Brian McKnight, who's a huge R&B guy.

Brantley Gilbert

SongGuyBrianWroteNamedHuge

I think that what comes through in Chicago humor is the affection. Even though you're poking fun at someone or something, there's still an affection for it.

Bob Newhart

HumorFunThinkSomeoneYouChicago

I always try to find something where I feel like I'm kind of the underdog and kind of put that little chip on my shoulder.

Brooks Koepka

UnderdogFeelFindKindTryAlways

I don't know whether endurance sports attract obsessional people, or training for endurance sports makes people obsessional... it's the chicken and the egg.

Alistair Brownlee

SportsTrainingPeopleEggEndurance

By that I mean, I think that it is true that politics and political heroes have to satisfy our need to be greater than mortal in some way, and that's led them into creating illusions, sound bites, focus groups that tell you what to do.

Sydney Pollack

FocusPoliticsThinkPoliticalYou

I do like performing 'I'll Take Your Man,' because that was a hard song.

Pepa

ManSongHardTakeYourPerforming

I've become President of the Author's Guild, and, in part because they thought I had to know what I was talking about and also as a sort of coronation present, they got me an iPad. And I have to tell you, I'm crazy about it. It's got some bugs, but it's basically replaced my laptop. I'm very happy with it.

Scott Turow

HappyMeCrazyThoughtPresentYou

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