Famous quotes by Famous people

” It’s better to waste money than time. You can always get more money. “

” If you are for freedom and equal rights, which we hear a lot of talk about these days, then you have to include the LGBTQ community in that. And if you’re not willing to put your time where your mouth is, then I don’t know quite what you mean by commitment in your life. “

” If you take anything I say with any seriousness whatsoever, go study Yang style tai chi. It will make you live longer. “

” You’d think after 8 years of things called ‘The Patriot Act’ and ‘No Child Left Behind’ they would know that we have figured out the ‘Call it what it ain’t’ PR ploy by now, but… um… no. “

” Vegas has the Whitman’s Sampler of audiences. They come from all different places, so you have to do some crowd psychology. You have to find the heartbeat of the room. It doesn’t shift my jokes, but it shifts my timing and my attention. “

” Most ‘reality’ shows aren’t reality at all. They’re game shows with no prize. Like ‘Rock of Love.’ His aren’t genuine feelings. Then again, Bob Barker didn’t really care whether or not you won the toaster. Sorry to shatter everyone’s dreams. “

” If ‘Airplane!’ comes on, it’s like a comfort film. You can always guarantee a laugh watching that movie. “

” The name ‘Charmageddon’ actually comes from a social technique that I use. Which is, you know, literally obliterating people with charm so that you can get away with saying stuff that no one else could ever get away with, you know? “

” If I could sew comedy and philosophy together, then I’ve done a good job. The primary goal is always going to be laughs and the secondary goal is always going to be saying something without it being a lecture. I think it’s important to have substance for what you’re saying. “

” You would not believe how much time people waste in a day. And how little time they put into things they genuinely love. “

” As a stand up, and often in acting, there is no place for the most intense feelings. Rage, genuine sorrow, naked hope… These things don’t fit on a comedy stage and if you act you’ll get to express them once in a while. Music is a place for the intensely personal. “

” I’m as heterosexual as any person need be. I’m open about my relationships – or lack thereof – in my own life, because I want to make the case that gay isn’t contagious. It’s not something that you can catch or learn or choose. “

” Someone needs to remind American CEOs that if you can’t run a company that is innovative, financially sound and doesn’t poison the rest of us, You can’t run a company. “

” Political and social change is always a stagger-step process. One step forward, two steps back. They want you to give up. “