I listen to a lot of standup comics.ContraPointsTheWorldMotivation.comTry New ThemeDownloadSharePin ItCopied to clipboard!“I listen to a lot of standup comics.
“In grad school, I led a bit of a double life. I don't mean gender-wise - I just mean intellectually.”ContraPointsDouble
“I don't just want to show how somebody might be wrong;I want to know why people believe the things they believe in the first place. I want to understand the mindset that would lead somebody toward the alt-right.”ContraPoints
“Actors, you have to wait for people to give you work, or you have to make your own stuff. But standup, I could just say, 'I want to do standup in 30 minutes,' and I can go do standup. Or I could just say, 'I want to do standup in a few weeks in this city.'”Hannibal BuressStandup
“That's one thing I learned in my philosophy training - if you're writing a paper on Aristotle, you have to first show that you understand him. Then you can make your counterargument.”ContraPointsPaper
“It's quite difficult to get through to the people who are really committed to these anti-progressive beliefs.”ContraPointsBeliefs
“When I was a prepubescent child, I never really had experiences of gender dysphoria. This is not something that started until adolescence.”ContraPointsAdolescence
“The standup thing has been really fun, really seeing the United States instead of reading about it.”Jennifer CoolidgeStandup
“The thing that's gotten me everywhere in my standup is talking about my family. I started doing it back in high school. I don't think our society looks at marriage and family enough. I think we've gone off course.”Jim BreuerStandup
“Unlike 'Deal or No Deal,' which is for the entire family, my standup is not for the entire family.”Howie MandelStandup