You do not have to sleep with a comedian to learn what you’re doing. Male comedians will not like that advice, but it is the truth.
TINA FEYI want to thank my parents for somehow raising me to have confidence that is disproportionate with my looks and abilities.
More Tina Fey Quotes
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If you are a woman and you bought this book for practical tips on how to make it in a male-dominated workplace, here they are. No pigtails, no tube tops. Cry sparingly.
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I like to crack the jokes now and again, but it’s only because I struggle with math.
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Don’t waste your energy trying to educate or change opinions… Do your thing and don’t care if they like it.
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When a coworker shows me cute pictures of her dog, I struggle to respond correctly, like an autistic person who has been taught to recognize human emotions from flash cards. In short, I am the worst.
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If you retain nothing else, always remember the most important Rule of Beauty. “Who cares?”
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I feel like there is a lot of inherent humor in the stress and insanity surrounding that process.
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In Washington, officials from the National Rifle Association met with a group of high school students. There were no survivors.
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I want every day to be the most boring news day ever. I want every day to be about spelling bee champions and baby basketball. It’s better to have no comedy material than a horrific news day.
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North Korea referred to The Interview as absolutely intolerable and a wanton act of terror.
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You transition as a mother from literally just pulling a booger out of that person’s nose whenever you see one until at some point they assert: “No, I’m a person. You can’t fix my underpants on the subway.”
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Some people say, “Never let them see you cry.” I say, if you’re so mad you could just cry, then cry. It terrifies everyone.
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I was first in my class at Johns Hopkins, so?” Make statements, with your actions and your voice.
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In real life, people in the most dire situations must cope through humor.
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I was a little excited but mostly blorft. “Blorft” is an adjective I just made up that means ‘Completely overwhelmed but proceeding as if everything is fine and reacting to the stress with the torpor of a possum.’ I have been blorft every day for the past seven years.
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You can’t control things by being nervous.
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