Matthew Walker Quotes

It's not clear whether the brain actually is designed to have nightmares or whether this is actually the process going awry.

Matthew Walker

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BrainProcessNightmaresGoingClear

I was trained as an actress. But I wasn't a very convincing actress, so I started doing punk poetry and then fell into doing stand-up.

Jenny Eclair

PoetryDoingPunkStartedActress

Crashing is never funny, but sometimes you can jump up, laugh at your stupidity, and go, 'What the hell was that?'

Jens Voigt

FunnyStupidityHellLaughYouJump

I don't want to be boring. But that's not always easy.

John Malkovich

EasyWantBoringAlways

You do stand-up because you have to do it. If you're doing it to become 'famous,' you're wrong. If you're doing it to become a millionaire, you're doing it for the wrong reasons. In 2003, I was flat broke. I'd been doing stand-up for 14 years at that point. I loved it and just kept at it.

Russell Peters

LovedFamousDoingYouWrongBecome

I really admire artists who take the time to recharge their batteries and not continually call on it. I think you can spot tired and jaded artists quite quickly.

Rupert Friend

TimeTiredThinkYouAdmireTake

When my mom ran for the Senate, my dad was there for her every step of the way. I can still hear her saying in her beautiful voice, 'Why should women have any less say than men, about the great decisions facing our nation?'

Mitt Romney

WomenBeautifulGreatMenStepMom

If I make money, I'm happy. Even if I lose money, I'm happy.

Lui Che Woo

MoneyHappyLoseMakeEven

God is One, all our lives have various and unique places in the harmony of the divine life.

Josiah Royce

LifeGodUniqueHarmonyPlacesOur

I wanted to be pale. I didn't wanna go in the sun, because I was in school with a lot of white girls. I remember one girl said to me, 'You look better pale.' And I was like, 'Well, you're tan!' She was like, 'It's not the same.'

Jorja Smith

GirlSchoolSunMeBetterLook

I think we're always looking for an excuse to connect.

Brit Marling

LookingThinkAlwaysConnectI Think

But I love singing, and I've been singing backup for friends' bands.

Alia Shawkat

LoveSingingFriendsBackupBeen

In Brazil, we play quite open, but I'm doing my best to adapt as quickly as I can.

Philippe Coutinho

BestDoingI CanPlayAdaptOpen

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