Mike Birbiglia Quotes

I've actually always wanted to write like a one-person show that was sort of a romantic comedy - a show that was kind of cynical about romance and marriage but ultimately embraced it. Because I feel like comedy is always cynical, inherently, because it's contrarian.

Mike Birbiglia

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Teen drug use went up dramatically in the 1990s.

John Walters

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As far as playing jazz, no other art form, other than conversation, can give the satisfaction of spontaneous interaction.

Stan Getz

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I have a problem with telling jokes about physics. Quite often the audience have no idea what you are talking about and, to be honest, I don't know what I'm talking about either.

Robin Ince

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I used to have a theory in my mind that if no serious move had happened before I was 38 - not 40, oddly - then I would move into management or something. Fortunately, I was offered 'The Frost Report' when I was 37, so that was a close thing, too.

Ronnie Corbett

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Honesty has always been an integral part of my operation, really.

Russell Brand

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I'm a big fan of country music.

Mike Posner

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I start with a character and a situation, but I don't know what's going to happen until I write it. Sometimes things happen that surprise me.

Louis L'Amour

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There's obviously a lot of controversy around the issue of hunting as there is around gambling, and I like these stories where there is a moral dimension, stories that force you to think about your prejudices about a subject and explore the extent to which they are justified.

Louis Theroux

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Unless you have fixed costs, you don't need any capital to create a prototype. Ideally, your co-founders, with sweat equity, can create the product themselves.

Brian Chesky

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I love to continue acting. It's my passion.

Britt Robertson

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Today, many companies are reporting that their number one constraint on growth is the inability to hire workers with the necessary skills.

William J. Clinton

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The myth of my solitude makes me laugh.

Pope Benedict XVI

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