“Always work with people that are better at their craft than you are.”
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People Quotes — page 917 of 5018
“I'm not an endings person. I don't do endings. There may have been people in the band who wanted this to be an ending from time to time, but me and Amy don't really do endings. You cannot escape from us. Once we're friends with you, that's it.”
“I don't like saying goodbye to people. I find it much easier to forgive people than to say goodbye to them, I always have, in any facet of my life. It's hard sometimes to forgive people, but I find it harder to say goodbye if you love them.”
“People are terrible. They do terrible things to each other, they hurt each other, they lie, they're vain, they're shallow, they're violent ... but they're all we have.”
“Getting up on stage and being able to make people feel like their lives are slightly more special than they realize is my only talent, so that's what I use. I use my talent.”
“We became a band that was kind of a big band, kind of a band that quite uncool people listen to, people a lot like me. I've realized that's a much more beautiful fate than the plan I had.”
“People just don't know how to handle it if a woman uses smarts and brains rather than tits.”
“My big struggle is how people can not care, erase, not remember.”
“People say you cant teach writing, but I think thats nonsense.”
“I like to do stand-up for people who live real life.”
“People walked out on Richard Pryor and he's the funniest man alive.”
“Let's focus on the funny. ... That's what I'm focused on... This is the gift God gave me. That's what I want to touch in people.”
“Too many people focus on the thing, instead of the heavenly glory of it. I don't want to give away what to expect.”
“I love being around people who love to do what I love to do, which is comedy.”
“I love Ice Cube and Charlie Day. They're brilliant men, great actors and very funny people.”
“Because Eddie [Murphy] came from where I come from, the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. People in the projects used to call me Fat Murphy.”
“What am I afraid of? The IRS. Thats it. I dont want those people knockin on my door, man.”
“I can make people laugh at the drop of a dime. God's given me that ability.”
“People bring camera phones into comedy shows and clubs and concerts, and sound bites never come out right.”
“I don't really take the college tours and all that. Those are young people and I'm quite sure they're mature enough to understand, but they haven't seen or lived real life yet.”