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Mike Birbiglia Quotes

Sometimes people say, 'You're the best at digressions.' And that's actually a real compliment to me.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: comedian
Nationality: american
Birth: June 20, 1978

Topics

Best People Me You Sometimes Say

I love English. I learned it from the speeches of Winston Churchill.

Love English Speeches Learned I Love

Writers keep writing and publishers publishing - it never grows boring.

Writing Boring Never Keep Publishing

Human Rights Watch wants Rwandans to be able to speak freely about their ethnic hatreds, and to allow political parties connected with the defeated genocide army to campaign freely for power.

Power Speak Political Army Defeated

I grew up in a small Southern town, and there were white people and black people. Coming to New York to go to Columbia, every time I went into the subway I was absolutely astounded because you see people from all over the world who actually live here - who aren't just here as tourists.

Live Time New York People World You

Every time I get in an Uber in L.A., they're like, 'Oh, great accent. Are you from Australia?' I constantly have to repeat myself when I'm in North America because no one understands a word I'm saying.

Great Time Myself Saying America

I'm one of these people who doesn't say that objectivity is not within our reach. I think if you're a pro, and you're a reporter, you do it. Whether you agree with the guy or not is just quite incidental. It doesn't count at all, really.

People Think Reach You Say Count

When Castro was put on trial in 1953 by Batista's government and asked who was intellectually responsible for his first attempt at insurrection, he dropped the name of the poet Jose Marti.

Brin-Jonathan Butler

Government Name Responsible First He

Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are.

Adversity Wind Tears Strong See Us

People think that it is important to learn by assisting the great photographers. I say that is a big mistake. Be happy; just learn from any little guy. Learn how to use the camera - you don't need anything else. You can't be taught the real skill anyway.

Peter Lindbergh

Great Mistake Happy People Be Happy

At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs. My dad used to take them to the notary and register them so that nobody could steal them from me.

Age Me Nobody Write Take Used

I mean, what are they scared of? Who's going to vote for anyone from the Communist Party, for God's sake?

God Party Vote Mean Scared Going

Very often, when leaders repeat things over and over, they are preparing you for when that meme actually emerges in reality.

Timothy D. Snyder

Reality You Meme Over Repeat Things

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