John Mulaney Quotes

If something is very, very funny but possibly controversial, if it's truly funny, then it's worth doing. Things aren't worth doing for the sake of being controversial.

John Mulaney

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FunnyDoingWorthThingsSomething

If you look at the American Household Survey, the last time we did that in 2013, renters in over 2.8 million homes thought they would be evicted soon.

Matthew Desmond

TimeThoughtAmericanYouLookOver

I have been fortunate to have worked with immensely talented writers and directors who have had faith in me. There's been very little hard work but a lot of learning. I have learnt from each of my characters, and I think that's rather amazing.

Sriti Jha

WorkHard WorkLearningFaithMe

I'm not a big fan of journalism schools, except those that are organized around a liberal arts education. Have an understanding of history, economics and political science - and then learn to write.

Tom Brokaw

EducationScienceHistoryEconomics

When I first quit my day job, I was terrified. I called my editors and said I'm trying to make a go of this, and they threw every contract at me they could. And for two years, I had a book or an anthology out every month.

MaryJanice Davidson

DayJobMeBookTryingSaid

I adore gelato; it's a pleasure I shared for years with my friend Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

Monica Vitti

FriendYearsPleasureMy Friend

One often makes a remark and only later sees how true it is.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

TrueOnlyHowLaterOftenMakes

In the 2000 presidential election, Al Gore got more votes than George W. Bush, but still lost the election. The Supreme Court's ruling in Florida gave Bush that pivotal state, and doomed Gore to lose the Electoral College. That odd scenario - where the candidate with the most votes loses - has happened three times in U.S. history.

Juan Williams

HistoryCollegeLoseElectionThree

I think we've built a bit of a culture and a market around people who are open and seek out that social interaction.

Logan Green

CulturePeopleThinkOpenOutSeek

I been the same dude my whole life.

DMX

LifeSameWholeBeenDude

Perfect happiness would be knowing that all my family and friends were happy and safe. Then I'd go to a tropical island with my husband where it was gorgeous and fun all day long and interesting and fun all evening. Good food and dancing would be nice, too, and weekly visits from those safe and happy family and friends. Plus world peace.

Suzanne Weyn

FamilyGoodHappinessFoodDayFun

We need to stop talking and start acting, and I am more than eager to be part of that change.

Pranav Mistry

ChangeI AmStartTalkingActing

I wish there were a hundred services with which I could easily look at such a book; it would have saved me a lot of time, and it would have spared Google a tremendous amount of effort.

Sergey Brin

TimeEffortMeBookWishLook

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