"By the year 2070 we cannot say, or it would be imbecile to do so, that any man alive could understand Shakespearean experience better than Shakespeare, whereas any decent eighteen-year-old student of physics will know more physics than Newton."

-- C.P. Snow

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“I love a good laugh as well, I think that's so important in life, which is probably why I've dabbled in comedy writing as well as horror. I think if you can make someone laugh or smile it's the most special thing in the world.”
“People are always going to say stupid things, and you're always going to be able to make jokes about that, but it should be the last thing you add in, because it's the easiest thing.”

Source : "John Oliver: a very British coup". Interview with Oliver Burkeman, www.theguardian.com. June 7, 2013.
“I think it's all a coincidence. I've pitched some poor games here and got a no-decision. But just give me the ball. I don't care where I pitch.”
“You're yourself," Tana said, grinning. "More purely yourself than anyone I know. And if you can't see who that is anymore, then see yourself the way I see you.”
“Here's my advice: Go ahead and be whacky. Get into a crazy frame of mind and ask what's funny about what you're doing.”
“Art like life is an open secret.”
“I was offered and accepted a part in 'A Few Best Men,' and then the Australian actor's union argued that there were too many British actors. And the director decided to lose me.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Rather than go to the gym, I would prefer to do martial arts because the time goes by quicker”

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