Stewart Lee Quotes

Now I've got kids, you wouldn't want them to suffer because of a perception of you. I try to be very careful where I do things and make sure I know why I've done them. I wouldn't want them to be stigmatized.

Stewart Lee

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PerceptionYouKnowDoneWantWhy

Studies show that children best flourish when one mom and one dad are there to raise them.

John Boehner

ChildrenBestParentingMomFlourish

What the podcast novelists do isn't all that different from what self-publishers do. We put the books out in different formats, but the goal is the same: build an audience and attract a publisher.

Jeremy Robinson

GoalBuildSameAudienceOutBooks

Growing up, I had a face that people wanted to tell things to, and I grew up with adults who had so much to say. They had lived through decades of unbelievable poverty, starvation, political upheaval, chaos.

Jenny Zhang

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Alas few socialists are either benevolent enough to work hard at these occupations out of benevolence or self-interested enough to work hard at them for money.

John McCarthy

WorkMoneyWork HardEnoughHard

If people like what I do, fine. If they don't, fine.

Robert Goulet

PeopleFineLike

One of the great things and one of the horrible things about the American character is this extraordinary optimism and arrogance that everything will continue to be great and keep looking up.

John Wells

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I think if a personal connection seems far off, I have to work and find a way to bring it closer to me, or I don't feel grounded.

Trieste Kelly Dunn

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I can't help what people write or think. If somebody thinks I'm a serious archivist, they're wrong. That's been a problem. It's a shame people take that attitude, because it affects how they listen to the music. It's a big mistake to treat any pop music that way.

Ry Cooder

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The human dilemma is that which arises out of a man's capacity to experience himself as both subject and object at the same time.

Rollo May

TimeExperienceManHumanSameOut

I throw the shot put, people expect me to look like somebody named Helga and not put on make up to be considered serious about my sport.

Michelle Carter

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I was there in 2009 for the Matthew Shepard Foundation dinner. I was honored with an award - Making A Difference Award. It was a wonderful night.

Del Shores

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I entered the work force cleaning breast pumps at a pharmacy! It was a part-time gig while I was at school... no interview required.

Chris Hemsworth

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