Mike Birbiglia Quotes

Someone said to me at a party once, 'Oh, yeah, you're a comedian? Then how come you're not funny now?' And I just wanted to say, 'Well, I'm just going to take this conversation we're having and then repeat that to strangers, and then that's the joke. You're the joke later.'

Mike Birbiglia

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FunnyMeSomeoneYouStrangersSaid

Granger & Co - hits the spot for brunch every single time.

Meghan Markle

TimeSingleEverySpotHits

However great a man's natural talent may be, the act of writing cannot be learned all at once.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

GreatManTalentWritingActMay

There are classic horror films that, if you are a human being in this world, you have to have seen. They've become a part of our culture.

Sissy Spacek

CultureWorldYouHorrorBecome

You can't do it all. You get many requests all the time, but I still have to focus on football, still have to live my life a little bit. But there are definitely times during the week when you want to take time out.

Rob Gronkowski

LifeLiveTimeFocusFootballYou

A lot of people feel trapped by circumstance, by the expectations of others or the perception that they need a lot of money. They would like to have a different direction in their lives, but they're held back by fear or desires that are incompatible with that freedom.

Roz Savage

FearFreedomMoneyPeoplePerception

Only a certain number of people go to a store over the period of a year. When a person sees my record on the shelf, it eliminates someone else's record from being sold. It's about continuing to try to find new ways to sell records.

Roy Ayers

PeopleSomeoneYearFindPersonNew

Gardening is a working meditation for me. It helps me remember process, and it helps me remember patience.

Lizz Wright

PatienceGardeningMeRememberHelps

It's nice to sit down when you're not working. I try to do it as often as possible.

Domhnall Gleeson

YouDownNicePossibleTrySit

Two considerations led President Carlos Salinas de Gortari to choose Luis Donaldo Colosio as his successor: history and loyalty.

Denise Dresser

LoyaltyHistoryChoosePresidentTwo

Not that I shouldn't have been traded - everyone gets traded at some point. But the way that it went down wasn't justifiable.

Chauncey Billups

DownWayEveryonePointBeenSome

We should all miss bookstores. They let you discover things.

Christie Hefner

YouThingsMissDiscoverShould

When people jump on your mistakes, don't hide from them; let people know that you're human, too.

Cory Booker

MistakesPeopleYouHideJumpKnow

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