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“Every known fact in natural science was divined by the presentiment of somebody, before it was actually verified.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Well, first of all, I think that a…
"Well, first of all, I think that a lot of the voters who are voting for the tea party candidates have really good impulses. That is, they believe t...
I like reading Ball Tongue lyrics and all…
"I like reading Ball Tongue lyrics and all that stuff. And they published a book, and I wouldn't give my lyrics, and it's all wrong in the book, and...
When people come up to me and ask for my…
"When people come up to me and ask for my autograph and everything... I find it funny that people want my autograph." - Ron Stallworth
It’s kind of low brow, but the show ‘Bob’s…
"It's kind of low brow, but the show 'Bob's Burgers' is hilarious, and being from the Midwest, I can kind of relate to a lot of the jokes. 'Orange i...
I don’t like forcing comedy and people…
"I don't like forcing comedy and people just trying to do things just to find a funny beat all the time." - Martin Lawrence
There’s so many other talented women of…
"There's so many other talented women of color who write funny things every day, and I want them to be recognized, I want them to have a seat at the...
I never know when I am being funny…
"I never know when I am being funny, and the other way too. I don't think you can think about that. I don't think you can try to be funny. Some peop...
Laurence Olivier said in an interview…
"Laurence Olivier said in an interview once that when he plays a tragedy he always aims for the funny parts, and the other way around. Because in a ...
I always like to watch comics and…
"I always like to watch comics and it's interesting that you can tell if someone's funny in 10 seconds." - Christopher Walken
Some people can do things and get…
"Some people can do things and get away with it. Comics are famously like that. Why is it that some guys can say the most horrible things and it's n...
There’s something dangerous about…
"There's something dangerous about what's funny. Jarring and disconcerting. There is a connection between funny and scary." - Christopher Walken
And remember, it’s also very funny…
"And remember, it's also very funny, because side by side with grief lies joy." - Fran Drescher
I find it very easy playing Bond. I think…
"I find it very easy playing Bond. I think he's hilarious. He gets himself into some extraordinarily funny situations." - Daniel Craig
We live in a funny time. If you don’t go…
"We live in a funny time. If you don't go corporate, you can't compete. You're relegated as irrelevant. People used to admire that." - Ethan Hawke
I think it’s so funny because straight…
"I think it's so funny because straight people just don't think about gender in their songs, or making a statement by talking about love." - King Pr...
It’s funny ‘cos I think a lot about kids…
"It's funny 'cos I think a lot about kids who grow up with their parents being really important members of their fields, and they just go the opposi...
I definitely spent a lot of high school…
"I definitely spent a lot of high school isolating myself because I didn't feel like I fit in. I learned how to be funny." - King Princess
I’m constantly fighting the angry black…
"I'm constantly fighting the angry black woman stigma, the 'You're pretty, you can't be funny' stigma." - Amanda Seales
When I speak of diversity, I don’t mean…
"When I speak of diversity, I don't mean replacement of white comics. I don't mean acceptance by white comics. We comics who weren't born into the w...
To act like everyone has had the same…
"To act like everyone has had the same access to share their funny is willful ignorance at its best - and just a good ol' fashioned front at its tru...
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