Stephen Merchant Quotes

I have experienced bad dating and ineptitude with women all across the globe, from Vietnam to Paris. When I was 21, women were an enigma; they were this code that had to be cracked. They were 'The Other.' I have often thought writing this stuff into stand-up and shows would be an exorcism, but it hasn't been; it makes no difference.

Stephen Merchant

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: November 24, 1974

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I'm a Republican, but I'm a Republican from the old school. I was taught that you get what you put into it. You can be anything you want to be if you work hard enough at it, and you can earn your place. That's the old way.

Joe Perry

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I play so many weirdos in movies that it's nice to play an attractive woman.

Jennifer Coolidge

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Indeed, the best way to think of willpower is not as some shapeless behavioral trait but as a sort of psychic muscle, one that can atrophy or grow stronger depending on how it's used.

Jeffrey Kluger

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I love to sing old Motown songs to myself, or some Patti Smith Edith Piaf or Billie Holiday. That gets me in the mood for singing.

Siobhan Fahey

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The director respects what they've hired you for and chosen you for: to do the part and respect what you're doing.

Robert De Niro

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Before I pursued acting full-time, I had every intention of going into some form of law enforcement work.

Michael Trucco

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Let me tell you what the Tea Party stands for. It stands for the fact that we are taxed enough already.

Michele Bachmann

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What you don't know intrigues you more than what you do know.

Loretta Young

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To work our way towards a shared language once again, we must first learn how to discover patterns which are deep, and capable of generating life.

Christopher Alexander

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Miranda is confidently untalented at singing. Very off-putting. Shrill. But she thinks she's wonderful, so power to her.

Colleen Ballinger

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I think that Phil Kaufman is one of the best directors that I have come across.

Clive Owen

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My range is limited.

Bob Dylan

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