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John McCarthy Quotes

An extreme optimist is a man who believes that humanity will probably survive even if it doesn't take his advice.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: politician
Nationality: american
Birth: July 19, 1857 - March 30, 1943

Topics

Man Survive Advice Humanity Will

My friends and family are not really fixated on the specifics of 'Star Wars.' My parents don't know anything about 'Star Wars.' They've never watched a 'Star Wars' film.

Family Friends And Family Parents

You know, I find it very strange when movies that I made that were just excoriated - I mean that I was just vilified for - are now looked at as classics.

You Find Know Now Movies Strange

The amount of sleep - the total amount of sleep that you get - starts to decrease the older that we get. I think one of the myths out there is that we simply need less sleep as we age, and that's not true, in fact.

Age Sleep Think You True Need

Deep in my cortex, the year is divided into reading seasons. The period from mid-October to Christmas, for instance, is 'ghost story' time, while Jane Austen and P. G. Wodehouse pretty much own April and May.

Time Reading Story Deep Year April

Auto executives have shunned the limits-of-growth issues and concentrated nearly all their energies on the next quarter's sales and next year's models.

Year Sales Next Quarter Issues Auto

I got a chance to work with Mystikal and Mannie Fresh and Juvenile and all these people as I was growing up, and so that really influenced everything I do.

Trombone Shorty

Work People Growing Up Chance Fresh

In the past, the Republican Party has depended on unified support at election time from Evangelical Christians. But times are changing!

Time Past Support Party Election

Black people who want to do comedy go into standup, where our heroes opened a lot of doors. Improv doesn't have a ton of heroes that you can look to.

People Black Comedy Doors You Look

When I was growing up, I always wanted to be somebody else and live somewhere else. I've always felt a little uncomfortable around people.

Donald Ray Pollock

Live People Growing Up Uncomfortable

I was depressed as a child. I found it hard to make friends. My favourite thing was locking myself in the bathroom and practising comedy routines.

Myself Child Comedy Friends Bathroom

It's a misconception that you don't have seasons in southern California. They are just very subtle. The vegetation is very different. Plants react differently. You just have to be a little more observant.

Christoph Waltz

Plants Seasons You React California

Lots of people think I went to prison. I never went to prison. I was in jail without bail.

People Prison Think Jail Never Bail

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