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John Oliver Quotes

I really love stand-up. I'm more than happy to do it for nothing. I've come to America to do it for nothing. It's the American Dream: Work for free.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: comedian
Nationality: british
Birth: April 23, 1977

Topics

Work Love American Dream Happy Free

It's a shame, but every time I get something scientific in the script, I read up to find out what I'm talking about - but then I'm on to the next script and it's forgotten.

Time Talking Find Shame Out Up

I'm such a robot when it comes to work.

My father had barely any education. He could hardly write or count. But his great pride was that he was perfectly bilingual. In the household, he entertained this idea that we had to speak both languages.

Education Father Great Speak Pride

Men do change, and change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn, and it comes like the stealthy perfume of wildflowers hidden in the grass.

Change Men Wind Dawn Perfume Grass

Good seasons start with good beginnings.

Sparky Anderson

Good Start Seasons Beginnings

Growing up, I had a ton of friends, and I had a great life, but people still made fun of me sometimes.

Life Great Fun People Me Growing Up

I'm just thankful I'm surrounded by good people.

Good Thankful People Good People

When I'm not boxing, I play instruments.

Play Boxing Instruments

Being a showrunner is doing a bit of everything. It's not just writing. It's also management: managing actors, managing producers, managing a crew, being kind to people, being a good boss, observing deadlines.

Courtney A. Kemp

Good Boss People Writing Management

I think I had a really hard-working and authentic wrestling style, so people liked the way I was - that I was a 'no-quit' kind of wrestler - and I was very realistic and credible in my style.

Style People Think Kind Way I Think

Cyprus had developed its financial center over three decades ago by having double taxation treaties with a number of countries: the Soviet Union, for example. That means if profits are booked and earned and taxed in Cyprus, they are not taxed again in the other country.

Athanasios Orphanides

Financial Country Three Over Double

I've blundered my way through life.

William Shatner

Life Way Through

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