"A really good stand-up comic is a poet; it's about the use of language. It can be really poetic. And I like politically conscious comedy."

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Sherman Alexie

#Use Quotes #Comedy Quotes #Language Quotes

“It seems like there are always gatekeepers. People between you and the people who are moved by your work. They often make a beautiful thing creepy.”

Source : "Q&A: John Lurie and The Invention of Animals". Interview with Joe Keohane, www.esquire.com. January 24, 2014.
“As I said, when we needed to move over to rock'n'roll, Sam and Vernon couldn't quite make the shift. So that's when Larry took over on drums, and we needed a bass player.”
“Change your meanings you alter your destiny. Life does not give us what we want. Life gives us whatever we expect.”
“It's important that athletes can compete on a level playing field. And youngsters coming into the sport can know that if they are working hard and training hard, they'll see a true reflection of where they stand and what they can achieve worldwide and not be swayed by people who are cheating.”
“Death is birth into the realm of the spirit.”
“I can't say what makes a picture. I can't say. It's mysterious.”
“I think that you know you have experts in fields who spend their life studying one thing. When an event goes on that chances are they're going to want that specific expert who has done it to be on the show talking about it, not a writer or an artist of any sort, which I think is a mistake because you know we don't have... I mean we have them, but there is certainly not you know in strong force public philosophers anymore.”

Source : Source: bigthink.com
“Write 100 things that you love about your partner. It's another way of keeping yourself in check. It's hard to do.”

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