"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."

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

Jimmy Carr

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“Virtue consists in doing our duty in the several relations we sustain, in respect to ourselves, to our fellowmen, and to God, as known from reason, conscience, and revelation.”
“You are unhappy because you believe in such a thing as happy.”

Source : FaceBook post by Lorrie Moore from Nov 18, 2010
“I am willing to remain and play the man's game if there are not enough boats for more than the women and children. Tell my wife I played the game straight out and to the end. No woman shall be left aboard this ship because Ben Guggenheim is a coward.”
“The trick was forgetting about what she had lost ...and learning to go on with what she had left.”
“Ever since I was young I understood the whole meaning of life isn't how much money you accumulate, how much fame you experience, it's how many lives you touch, how many faces you bring smiles to. I see myself back in Hawaii doing something in the community to improve the lives of young children. Everything I've done is to prepare myself to give back.”
“I liked math - that was my favorite subject - and I was very interested in astronomy and in physical science.”
“I believe in the old, because it shows us where we come from - where our souls have risen from. And I believe in the new, because it gives us the opportunity to create who we are becoming.”
“I'm doubtful about the temper of your flamingo. Shall I try the experiment?”

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