Anthony Jeselnik Quotes

The driving force behind doing everything that I've been doing for 11 years as a stand-up is having problems with authority and not liking to be told what to do.

Anthony Jeselnik

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ProblemsDrivingDoingAuthority

I made the mistake of writing something very, very short about Obama for this website that I write fiction for, and my father told me never do that again. And he was right. I have nothing to add to a political conversation because it's not my area.

Jesse Eisenberg

FatherMistakeMeWritingPolitical

I have repeatedly called for respecting institutions and the democratic process. Once the process is completed, we should always respect the outcome.

Jejomar Binay

RespectProcessAlwaysDemocratic

I struggled to find an agency in London because no one knew whether they should put me in the men's board or the women's board. There was a lot of uncertainty about my commercial viability.

Andreja Pejic

WomenMenMeUncertaintyFindKnew

I had this sort of idolatry for certain actors who preceded me, people who inspired me, so I'm honored to be that way for young actors.

Meryl Streep

PeopleMeYoungWayHonoredWho

I don't like the idea of talking down to kids. I think I was talked down to, and you rebel against that.

Simon Baker

ThinkTalkingYouRebelDownKids

Unless you've been touched personally, it's difficult to see, but there are millions of people who have no voice whatsoever.

Roger Daltrey

PeopleVoiceYouDifficultSeeBeen

Detroit turned out to be heaven, but it also turned out to be hell.

Marvin Gaye

HellHeavenDetroitOutTurnedAlso

If you grew up white before the civil rights movement anywhere in the South, all grown-ups lied. They'd tell you stuff like, 'Don't drink out of the colored fountain, dear, it's dirty.' In the white part of town, the white fountain was always covered with chewing gum and the marks of grubby kids' paws, and the colored fountain was always clean.

Molly Ivins

YouWhiteDirtyCleanMovementOut

I don't think a lot of people have been entrepreneurial about venture capital.

Josh Kopelman

PeopleThinkVenture CapitalVenture

If you lived in a provincial town like Torre Annunziata, where there was nothing to do in the evening but go to the movies with your friends, the cinema was a world of fantasy. I had always been in love with it.

Dino De Laurentiis

LoveWorldEveningFriendsYouGo

I don't give up. I'm definitely meant to be an entrepreneur.

Cheryl Yeoh

EntrepreneurMeant To BeUpGive

I'm a bit of a workaholic. When I feel like I'm not doing something, it drives me insane.

Ashley Greene

MeFeelDoingSomethingWorkaholic

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