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Paula Poundstone Quotes

President Obama could keep a big map with push pins on it to keep track of how many countries hate us, and when we get down to only half, let's have a ball. I'll blow up the balloons myself.

Paula Poundstone

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: comedian
Nationality: american
Birth: December 29, 1959

Topics

Myself Hate Push Down Map President

Mr. Speaker, the scientific evidence is overwhelming that embryonic stem cells have great potential to regenerate specific types of human tissues, offering hope for millions of Americans suffering from debilitating diseases.

Jim Ramstad

Hope Great Suffering Potential Human

The world is wide. No two days are alike, nor even two hours, neither were there ever two leaves of a tree alike since the creation of all the world; and the genuine productions of art, like those of nature, are all distinct from each other.

John Constable

Nature Art Tree World Creation Days

And one of the things I want to say, Wolf, is we're 100 days from hurricane season, and we've got to start focusing on what we're going to do to make ourselves ready for the next hurricane.

Michael Chertoff

Start Wolf Ready Say Want Days

I like vaporous clothing with flowers and colors.

Ana de Armas

Flowers Colors Clothing Like

Writing and reading fiction is, I think, a human effort to make sense of the world.

Robin Hobb

Effort Writing World Reading Think

I'm careful about keeping myself fit and thin, or as thin as I can manage.

Ruth Rendell

Myself I Can Fit Careful About Thin

At the time that they were shown, the Brillo Boxes were underappreciated. It's only now, with the patina of history, that we can really see these masterpieces in a clear light.

Mike Bidlo

History Time Light Now See Clear

I'd love to do more 'Nighty Night,' but that's always down to commissions, really. It's weird as well because everyone's moved on. I don't know if I could get all those people back.

Julia Davis

Love People Night Weird Back Down

I get things in my head every once in a while and decide I must experience them, no matter how ridiculous.

Jonny Lee Miller

Experience Ridiculous Matter Head

Children are a wonderful gift. They have an extraordinary capacity to see into the heart of things and to expose sham and humbug for what they are.

Desmond Tutu

Heart Children Gift See Wonderful

My first Asian role model was Michelle Kwan. Her beauty comes from within. She's also really beautiful on the outside. But when I first saw her ice-skate, her performance was so moving and beautiful that she just glowed.

Constance Wu

Beauty Beautiful Moving Performance

I've always been an actor, even when I was doing improv and my own version of stand up.

Brett Gelman

Stand Up Stand Doing Actor My Own