Mike Birbiglia Quotes

My wife and I always comment that our lives are relatively mundane. She's a writer as well, I'm a writer, we spend most of our time writing, and kind of going to yoga in Brooklyn.

Mike Birbiglia

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I'm not a car guy. The subway gets me where I need to go efficiently and cheaply, and I don't worry about traffic.

Joe Scarborough

CarMeWorryGoTrafficNeed

I don't know, I find that honestly, the stand-up thing in some ways is a little bit of a cliche to carry around, because people don't consider stand-ups really actors.

Jim Gaffigan

PeopleFindKnowLittleCarrySome

Professional politicians are busy looking out for their jobs. Send me to Congress so I can look out for your job.

Robert J. Garagiola

JobMeLookingBusyLookI Can

I hate to talk about myself like that, but if I had to straight up tell a head coach or an owner why they should take me, it's because I'm the best in everything I've done.

Robert Griffin III

MyselfBestHateMeDoneWhy

As I come towards the end of my life, you get to see things in a slightly different perspective.

John Rhys-Davies

LifePerspectiveEndMy LifeYou

For us to become a nation, everyone - including Arabs, Druze, ultra-Orthodox and new immigrants - must feel that they belong. Their success is extremely important to us. If they succeed, they will come to understand the advantages of democracy and freedom.

Stef Wertheimer

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I know I was not the hottest chick at school!

Stella Maxwell

SchoolKnowChickHottest

I was not the kind of a principal player that was so in demand that eight or 10 or 12 scripts came per month.

Sidney Poitier

KindPrincipalMonthDemandEight

Chewing gum actually lowers your cortisol levels, the hormone responsible for stress. But chewing gum doesn't just reduce stress, it also makes you more alert and improves your performance in memory-oriented tasks. It does so by increasing the blood flow to your brain and alerting your senses.

Travis Bradberry

StressBrainPerformanceYouFlow

Everybody is in drag.

RuPaul

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Dance is one of the most revealing art forms.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

ArtDanceMostArt FormsRevealing

We write and write and write until we think, 'If we have to shoot this script, we'll be happy, and it's going to be a great movie.' I meet with all the actors two weeks before, and I ask them, 'What lines don't work? What is uncomfortable for you? What jokes do you think aren't good? If you're not getting it, here's what the joke is.' You fix it.

Jay Chandrasekhar

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