Mike Birbiglia Quotes

I drank the Kool-Aid of being a network star. Once it didn't happen, I realized it wasn't the best version of my comedy.

Mike Birbiglia

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Acting-wise, I love Helena Bonham Carter. I love Kate Winslet. I love Angelina Jolie when she was 'Girl, Interrupted' Angelina Jolie. There isn't anybody that I can definitely point to and be like her. Because I've never felt like I've been able to relate to the women that are famous.

Jessica Williams

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After I finished my first draft of 'Salvage the Bones,' I felt that I wasn't political enough. I had to be more honest about the realities of the community I was writing about.

Jesmyn Ward

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I certainly have gay friends, but I don't remember thinking, 'Oh my God, I have this friend, and they're gay, and that's so cool.' I mean, I was very naive until I got to a certain age.

Megan Mullally

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Popularity, I have always thought, may aptly be compared to a coquette - the more you woo her, the more apt is she to elude your embrace.

John Tyler

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The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart.

St. Jerome

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I've written a book on gangs, taught a course on gangs at Occidental.

Tom Hayden

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Forgiveness isn't just a blessing you deliver to another human being. Forgiveness is also a gift you give yourself.

Robin S. Sharma

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Schools serving disadvantaged students need more time to help these students catch up and gain the core academic skills they will need to succeed in our economy and society.

Chris Gabrieli

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The vampires of '30 Days of Night' never really came into discussions early on. They did later when we were trying to figure out the pathology of the 'Twilight' vampires. '30 Days' is a completely different film. If you are a kid, please ask mum and dad before you watch that one!

David Slade

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My dad has children by four different mothers.

Alicia Vikander

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You and I and everybody in show business and the entertainment industry fly by the seat of our pants. We don't know quite what is going to happen.

William Shatner

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It is our duty as men and women to proceed as though the limits of our abilities do not exist.

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

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