John Oliver Quotes

I watch one news channel until my soul can't take it anymore. It's the background of my life.

John Oliver

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LifeSoulMy LifeMy SoulNewsTake

The whole purpose was to say that it doesn't have to be a zero sum. It's not the environment or jobs. You can have both. You can help the auto industry achieve that if you have investment in plants.

Jennifer Granholm

PurposePlantsEnvironmentHelpYou

As a toddler, my favorite piece of clothing was my Oshkosh denim overalls that I would call my Oreos because I could never say Oshkosh. I was literally obsessed with them and wanted to wear them every single day.

Melina Matsoukas

DaySayNeverSingleClothingWear

One of the reasons that art is important to me is sometimes it actually feels more coherent than life. It orders the chaos.

Jeffrey Eugenides

LifeArtMeChaosSometimesMore

I make movies just as painters paint: I work where I can.

Jean-Jacques Annaud

WorkI CanMoviesPaintWhereJust

You have to create characters - certainly in series TV - who people engage with. They don't have to be nice; you don't have to agree with them. But they do have to be compulsively watchable and believable and human, and you want to know what happens to them.

Michael Hirst

PeopleYouCreateBe NiceKnowNice

Wherever I am, I start my day, it's the same. I'm not an early bird. I'm not waking up at five o'clock, six o'clock; it's usually seven-thirty, eight o'clock, and I will then read the newspapers, emails from around the world and make phone calls.

Roustam Tariko

BirdDayI AmWorldStartEarly

It's hard to be taken seriously by anybody above the age of 18 or 20 or something when you're doing a social media tour.

Jonah Marais

AgeSocial MediaDoingMediaYou

Parents, you know, can be terrible.

Diana Vreeland

ParentsYouKnowTerrible

I would like to write a book that wasn't so violent and weird, but I just don't think I can do that with my talent. I don't think it would come off.

Donald Ray Pollock

TalentBookThinkWeirdI CanWrite

I've always said that I'd like to play for Las Palmas - my local team.

David Silva

TeamPlaySaidAlwaysLikeLocal

When I was a child I devoured every book I could get my hands on. I loved losing myself in colourful and dramatic stories - and my absolute favourite was 'Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.' Everything about it electrified me, and when I re-read Roald Dahl's books as an adult it surprised me.

David Walliams

MyselfLosingChildMeBookLoved

My tenure in the Senate was really as an independent and whichever, regardless of party label.

Arlen Specter

PartyIndependentRegardlessTenure

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