John Oliver Quotes

There is so much cross-pollination between the U.S. and Britain in terms of comedians. British TV comedies work well in the U.S. American stand-ups make it big in Britain.

John Oliver

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I'm an actor. I love to act. That's my job. I'll leave the politicking to others.

Jimmy Smits

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In Montana, whether you're a farmer, whether you're a fisherman... you know that the climate is changing, and we need to do something about it.

Steve Bullock

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You don't just wake up one day and decide who you are. I hope that people see that it's okay not to have labels nor label anyone else. Step back. We're all just trying to figure it out.

Rita Volk

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The Majestic Theatre in San Antone is as good as it gets.

Ron White

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Don't focus on the negativity. Focus on the positivity and the people that want you to do well; then, do it for them and for yourself. Sometimes I do things for myself. Sometimes I do things for my family. Sometimes I do things for my friends.

Roman Reigns

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Just by being out you're doing your part. It's like recycling. You're doing your part for the environment if you recycle; you're doing your part for the gay movement if you're out.

Martina Navratilova

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In Britain, the major public holiday used to be Guy Fawkes Day... that was celebrated on November 5th with things like bonfires and fireworks... I think that made Halloween seem preferable. The idea of having pumpkins and costumes and parties seemed much more appealing than burning down your neighborhood.

Lisa Morton

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I've never been more motivated to be No. 1 in the world. I've never been more motivated to try to extend that lead from one to two. All the hard work that I've put into my game right now has paid off, but I've got to keep working hard to win as much as I can.

Jason Day

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And then after a while he got me a job at the video store next door. I used to lock up the store and go next door and hang out all the time and watch movies and stuff.

Jason Mewes

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Each album has its own cycle. We wanted to capture all those feelings and moments for this touring cycle.

Brad Delson

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I've always kind of been a little skeptical about bands that won't play their hits. That's really arrogant to me as a music fan. I do want to hear obscure songs, but like most people, I want to hear the hits, so we always play them.

Art Alexakis

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The greatest enemy of any one of our truths may be the rest of our truths.

William James

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