Wallace Shawn Quotes

I was making my living from a joke about my appearance that I didn't understand, and in a way still don't, because when I look in a mirror it doesn't seem funny to me.

Wallace Shawn

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 12, 1943

Topics

FunnyMirrorMeAppearanceLookWay

But our society does not grant nontraditional forms of intelligence equal recognition, no matter how much it would help us get along or truly enrich our lives.

Joan D. Vinge

IntelligenceSocietyHelpRecognition

When we did the pilot, I sort of pictured this guy pirating a signal and then this story unfolding of him building this satellite and these robots and watching these bad movies.

Joel Hodgson

BuildingStoryBadRobotsMovies

It is impossible to insure that there is a zero percent chance of any kind of foodborne illness anytime anyone eats anywhere.

Steve Ells

ImpossibleChanceKindIllnessZero

I like lots of Korean music that most people have probably never heard of. I also enjoy hip hop.

Son Heung-min

MusicPeopleEnjoyNeverHip Hop

I write the kind of stuff I'd like to watch.

Steven Moffat

KindWriteWatchLikeStuffI Write

When the world is running down, you make the best of what's still around.

Sting

BestWorldYouDownStillAround

I don't like getting up in front of people and being the loud one when everybody's out quiet and you're the only one talking. I'm not a fan of that. I'm fine when I get in front of a camera, I don't care. You'll never see me on stage. Not at all.

Travis Fimmel

PeopleMeCareTalkingCameraYou

Marriage has a unique place because it speaks of an absolute faithfulness, a covenant between radically different persons, male and female; and so it echoes the absolute covenant of God with his chosen, a covenant between radically different partners.

Rowan Williams

MarriageGodUniquePlaceChosen

And there are so many people in the third world suffering so horribly right now, and we are so focused on ourselves and our culture that a lot of things are showing up in our culture that are making it impossible for us to focus on others. We're so self-focused.

Martin Sheen

CultureFocusPeopleSufferingWorld

The American people are much more practical than Republican lawmakers on equal pay, on the minimum wage, on same-sex marriage, and on basic civil rights.

Luis Gutierrez

MarriagePeopleAmericanCivil Rights

I wish I was told to look after my teeth when I was younger. My smile is really important to me and one of my biggest assets, so I'm very conscious that I need to keep it in top condition.

Louise Nurding

SmileMeWishLookImportantTeeth

If a culture doesn't allow you to laugh at the leaders or at things that your eyes and ears tell you are actually happening, that's not good.

Lorne Michaels

GoodEyesCultureLaughYouTell

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