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Comedian Quotes (2902)

"The concept of two people living together for 25 years without a serious dispute suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep."

A. P. Herbert
Topic: Wisdom

"If nobody said anything unless he knew what he was talking about, a ghastly hush would descend upon the earth."

A. P. Herbert
Topic: Creativity

"Let's find out what everyone is doing, And then stop everyone from doing it."

A. P. Herbert
Topic: Motivation

"People must not do things for fun. We are not here for fun. There is no reference to fun in any Act of Parliament."

A. P. Herbert
Topic: Motivation

"This high official, all allow, is grossly overpaid; there wasn't any Board, and now there isn't any Trade."

A. P. Herbert
Topic: Mindfulness

"A high-brow is someone who looks at a sausage and thinks of Picasso."

A. P. Herbert
Topic: Wisdom

"The critical period of matrimony is breakfast-time."

A. P. Herbert
Topic: Wisdom

"I am sure that the party system is right and necessary. There must be some scum."

A. P. Herbert
Topic: Creativity

"An Englishman never enjoys himself, except for a noble purpose."

A. P. Herbert
Topic: Wisdom

"The Englishman never enjoys himself except for a noble purpose."

A. P. Herbert
Topic: Wisdom

"The concept of two people living together for 25 years without a serious dispute suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep."

A. P. Herbert
Topic: Anniversary

"I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants."

A. Whitney Brown
Topic: Love

"The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down."

A. Whitney Brown
Topic: Motivation

"That is the saving grace of humor, if you fail no one is laughing at you."

A. Whitney Brown
Topic: Motivation

"I'm not an atheist. How can you not believe in something that doesn't exist? That's way too convoluted for me."

A. Whitney Brown
Topic: Motivation

"I am as frustrated with society as a pyromaniac in a petrified forest."

A. Whitney Brown
Topic: Wisdom

"Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Kuwait."

A. Whitney Brown
Topic: Creativity

"Harry S. Truman had his moods. His birthplace is the only tourist attraction in America where you don't see Japanese with cameras."

A. Whitney Brown
Topic: Motivation

"A group of white South Africans recently killed a black lawyer because he was black. That was wrong. They should have killed him because he was a lawyer."

A. Whitney Brown
Topic: Wisdom

"I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants."

A. Whitney Brown
Topic: Food

"The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down."

A. Whitney Brown
Topic: History

"If anything can be art, then anyone can be an artist."

Abbi Jacobson
Topic: Creativity

"I am obsessed with the painter Jonas Wood, but I don't think I'll ever be able to afford one of his paintings. He's an L.A.-based painter; his stuff is incredible."

Abbi Jacobson
Topic: Wisdom

"I would love to be at a place where a girl character can also be a role model for young boys."

Abbi Jacobson
Topic: Love

"Why does 'writer' have no gender, but 'actor' has a gender? What is that?"

Abbi Jacobson
Topic: Motivation

"We just sort of thought a Web series would be a cool thing to be able to send to our parents to show them that we were, in fact, actually doing comedy."

Abbi Jacobson
Topic: Motivation

"I drew a lot. I always had sketchbooks. My parents were really great about any gift-giving holiday - birthdays, Hanukkah, Christmas - it was always art supplies for my brother and I."

Abbi Jacobson
Topic: Creativity

"I definitely relate so much to a lot of women in comedy, but I don't love segregating the genders. I'm just as influenced by male comedians as I am female comedians."

Abbi Jacobson
Topic: Motivation

"I feel like comedy had a boys'-club label when we were starting."

Abbi Jacobson
Topic: Motivation

"I'm so thankful for that struggling period. That time is really great where you have no idea what's going to happen."

Abbi Jacobson
Topic: Motivation
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