John Mulaney Stand Up Quotes & Sayings

From the weak nations' point of view, it is better if there are many powerful countries then if there are just a few. The more concentrated is power, the fewer opportunities there are to move. Space for change, space for freedom to implement change is then very narrow; very small. — Eduardo Galeano

Because predators tend to eat the weakest of a species, they keep the remaining population strong. Without predators, herds become weak and disabled. In contrast, when humans hunt animals for trophies, they kill the strongest of the species, thereby weakening the herd. — Stacey O'Brien

It is sometimes the most fragile things that have the power to endure and become sources of strength. — May Sarton

Our civilization is still in a middle stage, scarcely beast, in that it is no longer wholly guided by instinct; scarcely human, in that it is not yet wholly guided by reason. — Theodore Dreiser

You are only as good as your team. — Dominique Wilkins

Stand-up for me is just my opinions on things, so it wouldn't be as fun translated into a sketch. Nor would a sketch be as fun if it were me standing there saying it. — John Mulaney

I plan to join the 'SNL' band as a maraca player and stand behind saxophonist Lenny Pickett. That way they will at least cut to me before commercial breaks. I'll be sure to look right into camera. — John Mulaney

If you can't go to Hollywood
You don't have to cry;
Clark Gable is good looking
But so am I. — Iona Opie

I AM a male chauvinist. Who's been saying otherwise? — Joe Bob Briggs

Sometimes it seems his whole life revolves around watching and waiting. Waiting for the right moment, waiting for the right memory to capture. Hoping for that perfect minute where everything finally comes together. — Travis Thrasher

Outside, it was coming on night. Twilight. "The magic time," his daddy called it, "the make-a-wish moment between the dark and the light. — Deborah Johnson

I appreciate a songwriter like Morrissey with so much restraint. — Zooey Deschanel

I wish to share and pass down some of my generation's traits, and encourage young people to create their own art, music, and literature. — David Amram