"I get nostalgic for British negativity. There is an inherent hope and positive drive to New Yorkers. When you go back to Britain, everybody is just running everything down. It's like whatever the opposite of a hug is."

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Source : "Guest Host John Oliver Will Try Not to Destroy 'The Daily Show'". Interview with Marisa Guthrie, www.hollywoodreporter.com. May 31, 2013.

John Oliver

#Running Quotes #Opposites Quotes #Negativity Quotes

“And when one person taps out a beat, while another leads into the melody, or when three people discover a harmony they never knew existed, or a crowd joins in on a chorus as though to raise the ceiling a few feet higher, then they also know there is hope for the world.”
“Perhaps we could enjoy ordinary, everyday life more if we learned to celebrate the ordinary.”
“My history defines who I am.”
“But you see when I play a game of Bobby, there is no style. Bobby played perfectly. And perfection has no style.”
“Compelling a man by law to pay his money to elect candidates or advocate law or doctrines he is against differs only in degree, if at all, from compelling him by law to speak for a candidate, a party, or a cause he is against. The very reason for the First Amendment is to make the people of this country free to think, speak, write and worship as they wish, not as the Government commands.”

Source : "Floyd Abrams: Country Desperately Needs to Be Thinking About Free Speech". campus.asu.edu. September 12, 2017.
“The world is a grindstone and life is your nose”
“I hear they had our flag on their dressing room floor. I wonder if they'd like us to sign it?”
“Make yourself a priority. Fill yourself up so that you can give more to others.”

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