Adam DeVine Quotes

As far as stand-ups go, I always loved Richard Pryor, Chris Rock, and Sinbad. Basically, I love black comedians because they're the funniest. I wish I were a black comedian, actually.

Adam DeVine

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LoveBlackLovedWishGoRock

We sing in English, not mimicking some American rock singer's accent. That's just pretending to be something you ain't.

Joe Strummer

AmericanYouRockPretendingSinger

It's cool that people like what I do, but I don't work for the audience.

Jhonen Vasquez

WorkPeopleCoolAudienceLike

When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.

John Muir

EnvironmentalUniverseFindTryOut

I've made several careers out of people underestimating me - it's almost an advantage worth cultivating.

John Hickenlooper

PeopleMeWorthOutAdvantageMade

When people disappoint you, it's just as much your responsibility to be aware of it and what you don't want.

Angel Olsen

ResponsibilityPeopleYouWantAware

I blacked out in a Rite Aid. The doctor told me my heart function was at 5 percent. I spent two months in the hospital waiting to have a transplant. For me, that was the end of the world.

Amy Sherald

HeartWaitingMeDoctorWorldEnd

I'm not sure whether I've been happy. After my last book tour, I sat on my balcony with a cup of tea. I thought: 'You can't rewind the movie. I've spent more than half my life in the Middle East. There have been great moments of horror and depression and loneliness.'

Robert Fisk

LifeGreatLonelinessDepressionTea

I have a grandson who's both really interested in art and all things mechanical, so I think he'll get a huge kick out of 'Apollo 13' someday. And I think my granddaughters will enjoy 'Splash.'

Ron Howard

ArtThinkEnjoyWillOutMechanical

My father worked for Bell Labs. Hence, I knew very much about the place. I knew it because also he was involved with telephony.

Dennis Ritchie

FatherPlaceBellInvolvedBecause

I've been playing music all my life, from being a choir soloist at Symphony Hall as a youngster to playing in bands through high school and college at Kent State. Went in the service at 17, out before I was 21.

Arthur Godfrey

LifeMusicServiceSchoolCollege

Premier was one of the first producers that we reached out to, and he was like, 'Hell yeah! Let's get to work.' He was showing us love and giving young, new artists a chance.

Prodigy

WorkLoveChanceHellGivingYoung

It's emotional to be leaving 'Page Three.' It's been my life since I was 18, and I'm so grateful for the chances it gave me.

Peta Todd

LifeGratefulMeMy LifePageThree

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