Adam McKay Quotes

'Firewall' seems both scary and protective at the same time. And how often does that happen within one word besides 'military' and 'government?'

Adam McKay

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 17, 1968

Topics

TimeGovernmentOne WordMilitary

Humor is the instinct for taking pain playfully.

Max Eastman

HumorPainInstinctTaking

I knocked a lot of guys out from the seventh round on - so if I gave up, I would never have achieved what I did. There was no giving up. It's weak to give up. The easiest thing in the world is to quit.

Micky Ward

WorldGivingGiving UpQuitNever

I'm not a big, huge star, and so when people see me, it's usually to talk about something I've done, and that's a great conversation to have. That's what we're doing it for.

Jason Bateman

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There are many people that frankly cannot get themselves to oppose Barack Obama. They make a lot of excuse for him.

Jonathan Turley

PeopleHimGetCannotBarack Obama

Because, in fact, women, feminists, do read my poetry, and they read it often with the power of their political interpretation. I don't care; that's what poetry is supposed to do.

Diane Wakoski

WomenPowerPoetryCarePolitical

There's this thing in Hollywood about the sympathetic character and likability. I've never understood that because the people I love most in my life are not likable all the time. My wife is not always likable. I'm certainly not always likable. My dad is not always likable. We're human beings.

Derek Cianfrance

LifeLoveCharacterTimeWifeNever

I think, every time I'm on the mountain, I'm just so thankful to be there.

Chloe Kim

ThankfulTimeMountainThinkJust

I like unkempt; I don't mind if I have holes in my jacket or whatever. I think people should look more the way they feel.

Chris Robinson

PeopleMindThinkFeelLookWay

Every mother and daughter should make time for a trip together. It's good for the soul.

Anne Robinson

GoodMotherDaughterTimeTogether

The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor.

William Temple

LiveFitnessManRichExerciseWay

I was the one that was always dancing and got along with everybody, but I also spoke my mind. If I didn't agree with something the teacher would say, I'd tell her, so I would get in trouble for things like that. I've always been a good/bad boy.

Shameik Moore

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When I was a kid, the avant-garde to me was boring because it was just the flip side of being really successful.

Twyla Tharp

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