Curran struck at my wrist. His fingers were cat-quick, but I had spent my life honing my reflexes, and he missed. “Well, look at that. ” I studied my free wrist. “Denied. Good-bye
If I don't do stand-up for two weeks, I get freaked out.
Your inability to see yourself clearly is what's keeping you alive.
Don't tell girls they can be anything they want when they grow up. Because it would have never occurred to them that they couldn't. It's like saying, 'Hey, when you get in the shower, I'm not gonna read your diary. ' 'Wait--are you gonna read my diary?' 'No! I said I'm not gonna read your diary. Go take a shower!'
We need to stop telling girls they can be anything they want when they grow up. Because it would have never occurred to them that they couldn't.
I think the difference between being miserable and finding happiness is just a matter of perspective. If you live your life defining yourself by what other people think of you, it's a form of self-torture.
Jews, black people - any people who are hated or who have suffered, either as individuals or as a people - use humour. It is a survival skill.
I'd like to do a pop album with an R and B influence. I definitely want to have those big ballads with the uptempo hits as well.
I don't know how smart I am, but I was a student of the game and I still watch games and still pick up things. If you watch individual players you will see genius.
To give is to receive.
The nurse sleeps sweetly, hired to watch the sick, whom, snoring, she disturbs.