"When I am at my limit and hurting, I focus on the moment."

“We should confine booing in sports arenas to sport. I love a good boo as much as the next football fan.”

“I love the holiday season, almost as much as I love touching myself in front of orphans.”

“Capitalism means that a few people will do very well, and the rest will serve the few.”

“Cleveland is really good about recognizing its artists because of the Arts Council.”

“Sequencing - the careful striptease by which you reveal information to the reader - matters in an article, but it is absolutely essential to a book.”

“Anybody who's ever had the privilege of seeing me play knows that I am the greatest pitcher in the world.”

“I think love is huge, overwhelming. I think it's terrible and beautiful.”

“The tragedy for comedians is there's nothing more they want than to be liked. We desperately seek approval. It's almost like a personality disorder you can do as a job.”

Source : "This much I know: Jimmy Carr". Interview with Euan Ferguson, www.theguardian.com. December 10, 2011.