Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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I'm grateful that I had that uphill battle for 10 years of going onstage and having nobody know who I was, because you have to win them over. I have a lot of friends who were stand-ups, and they just stopped after a while, because they didn't like that battle. And then they would get on a sitcom and get visible and get back into it, because the audience was just way easier on them. That's why they're okay stand-ups, but they're never going to be great, because they don't have that presence. They never built those muscles up.

Patton Oswalt's Popular Quotes

Stand-up is something I just truly love to do, so I'll always go back to it. I'll never stop doing it, that's for sure.

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I fantasize and idealize myself as Bugs Bunny, but I know deep down I'm Daffy Duck.

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Cheap liquor is a magic potion that can turn you into a puppet cowboy before it kills you.

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Meal isn't over when I'm full. Meal's over when I hate myself.

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So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety misogyny, hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think…

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You have to be ruthless with yourself, in terms of being honest about what is working and what is not.

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The idea of, 'The journey is the destination' is put into action by browsing in an indie record store. Besides, a human being is a much better guide …

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We would not be here if humanity were inherently evil. We'd have eaten ourselves alive long ago.

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Is it bad when you refer to all alcohol as "Pain Go Bye-Bye Juice"?

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