Carlos Mencia I was only 20, 21. I was basically going to college to get me out of the ghetto. A friend suggested I try stand-up. – Carlos Mencia Basically Quotes College Quotes Friend Quotes Ghetto Quotes Standup Quotes Suggested Quotes Before I got into stand-up, I was a really quiet guy who had all these thoughts, all these things I wanted to say, but there was never anyplace for me to say them because my mom would look at me and go, ‘You better not say what you’re thinking. You better not.’ I had one guy say, ‘I watched your show and didn’t agree with what you said.’ And I’m like, ‘It’s a joke. How could you not agree? I can understand you saying it’s not funny.’ But it’s like my going onstage and doing a knock-knock and somebody going, ‘I disagree. There’s no door here.’
FreedomGovernmentThomas Sowell What is ominous is the ease with which some people go from saying that they don’t like something to saying that the government should forbid it. When you go down that road, don’t expect freedom to survive very long. – Thomas Sowell
Lawrence Kohlberg It is hardly plausible to view a whole succession of logics as an evolutionary and functional program of innate wiring, particularly in light of the fact that the most mature logical structures are reached only by some adults. – Lawrence Kohlberg
Santan Dave I wish I could make myself more riveting but I’m quite standard, as the name suggests. – Santan Dave
Erik King Don’t say you want to be an actor and not know how to read a script. Don’t give up 15 minutes before the miracle comes. Everyone’s career ebbs and flows, especially if you’re African American. That’s the time to dig in and keep your instrument sharp. – Erik King
Pete Doherty I’m always nervous before playing a gig, to tell you the truth. It’s what nearly did me in when I was with the Libertines. I just couldn’t handle it. – Pete Doherty
Paul Newman The Sixties – I had to have my foot in everything then. I’m doing the same thing now but through an intermediary. You know. The food company. Maybe that’s the way to go about it. You go right straight into the inferno, and when you get older, you pull back. – Paul Newman
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