Bassem Youssef Quotes

A lot of people tend to glorify the role of satire and comedians. They put them up as role models, as fighters for the truth and against tyranny, and I think that's overrated.

Bassem Youssef

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TruthPeopleThinkTyrannySatire

I've always said in my career and in my life I only do things I'm interested in.

John Barrowman

LifeMy LifeCareerSaidAlways

The principle of asceticism never was, nor ever can be, consistently pursued by any living creature. Let but one tenth part of the inhabitants of the earth pursue it consistently, and in a day's time they will have turned it into a Hell.

Jeremy Bentham

TimeDayHellEarthLivingNever

I got involved because I wanted to help inspire more people to get off their butts and register and vote - not just in this election, but in every other election from now on, you know?

Jello Biafra

PeopleInspireHelpYouElection

Eagles commonly fly alone. They are crows, daws, and starlings that flock together.

John Webster

NatureAloneTogetherFlyEagles

There are a lot of parents who've come to me and said about their daughters, 'Oh my God, she's 21, she's totally flailing. Your story gives me hope.' I put my mom through that.

Sophia Amoruso

GodHopeParentsMeMomStory

Our secular culture is adrift in a sea of relativism, escapism, and self-indulgent inanities, with our media and entertainment elites leading the parade.

Tom Tancredo

SeaCultureMediaEntertainmentOur

Today, President Obama is making smart investments in clean energy - wind, solar, biofuels - as part of an all-of-the-above energy strategy that supports thousands of jobs, not in the Middle East, but in the Midwest.

Tom Vilsack

TodaySmartWindEnergyStrategy

If there is a thread that unites all of our work, whether it's in Iowa or whether it's in Maryland or whether it's among our young men and women in Iraq and Afghanistan, I believe that it's the thread of human dignity.

Martin O'Malley

WorkWomenMenBelieveDignity

I say to my friends, 'Don't just listen to the vuvuzelas; look at who scores the goals.' And this is the important thing.

Jose Manuel Barroso

GoalsFriendsLookImportantSay

When you stand up there and do a press conference, it's a very preoccupied moment. You're standing in front of cameras; people are watching you; it's not so easy to be at ease.

Christine Quinn

MomentPeopleStand UpStandYouUp

Literature for me isn't a workaday job, but something which involves desires, dreams and fantasy.

Antonio Tabucchi

DreamsJobMeLiteratureFantasy

Here at the house, I've been decorating it and getting it organized. My best friend moved in in October so I've been getting her settled. She's my personal assistant now.

Picabo Street

FriendBestBest FriendHouseNow

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