In all my years as an actor, I had never been me - I had always hidden behind my glasses, mustaches and funny voices.
It's painful for me to watch someone who isn't funny. It's horrifying to sit in the back and watch some guy who just totally sucks.
That's my only goal. Surround myself with funny people, and make sure everyone has a good time and works hard.
The audience changes every night. You're the same person. You have to speak your mind and do the stuff that you think is funny and makes you laugh.
The misconception is that standup comics are always on. I don't know any really funny comics that are annoying and constantly trying to be funny all the time.
Hemingway seems to be in a funny position. People nowadays can't identify with him closely as a member of their own generation, and he isn't yet historical.
The simile has to match the tone of its surroundings and has to be like a little joke. Writing a simile that isn't funny on some level is quite hard.
But Wall Street people are in fact very smart; they're funny, they're not company men who work their way up the chain.
In a world of complex threats, our security and leadership depends on all elements of our power - including strong and principled diplomacy.
Alliances and international organizations should be understood as opportunities for leadership and a means to expand our influence, not as constraints on our power.
China is the largest and most ancient of Asiatic countries, but it is not for us boastfully to talk of her right to a position of 'leadership' among those countries.
I made a commitment... both to myself and to some supporters to carefully consider a run for the Liberal leadership for the Liberal Party of Canada.
Mexico has lost its leadership, and a lot of that has to do with its poor performance and the lack of better results in our country.
We live in a society obsessed with public opinion. But leadership has never been about popularity.
People invest in businesses that they believe have the leadership, mission and team to grow and operate profitably.
This administration and the leadership in Congress appear to be intent on valuing wealth over work, thereby placing working families at a distinct disadvantage.
Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard.
In the 21st century, I think the heroes will be the people who will improve the quality of life, fight poverty and introduce more sustainability.
You want to believe that there's one relationship in life that's beyond betrayal. A relationship that's beyond that kind of hurt. And there isn't.
Thus Christian humanism is as indispensable to the Christian way of life as Christian ethics and a Christian sociology.
I realize that I cannot live without a spiritual dimension in my life.
