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A weird sort of awareness set in, like, 'Wow. My standup isn't just separate from everything else I do anymore.' With Twitter and Face book, everything is universal that everything everybody says gets seen.

~Colin Quinn

Topics: Anymore Awareness Book Else Everybody Everything Everything Else Face Gets Just Like Says Seen Separate Set Sort Standup Twitter Universal Weird Wow

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I love people, I love studying people more than history. So whatever situation I see, then I look at, what were the people like, more than history itself.

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Topics: History Itself Like Look Love More People See Situation Studying Than Then Were Whatever I See I Love

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Humanity is a crazy contradiction. I accept us for who we are. We're not that great. Every time we take a step forward we go back to the same primitive behavior. We're meant to be this way. It's not our fault, it's just who we are.

~Colin Quinn

Topics: Accept Back Behavior Contradiction Crazy Every Every Time Fault Forward Go Great Humanity Just Meant Meant To Be Our Primitive Same Step Step Forward Take Time Us Way Who

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I think I identify more with the smart guy, but most people might take umbrage at that. I like to think of myself as a real thinker, but I suppose people might beg to differ.

~Colin Quinn

Topics: Beg Differ Guy Identify Like Might More Most Myself People Real Smart Suppose Take Think Thinker I Think

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I would say most comedians have a very cynical worldview of the way the world can work. It's almost like if you didn't, you couldn't be a comedian.

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Topics: Almost Comedian Comedians Cynical Like Most Say Very Way Work World Worldview Would You

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That's the beauty of being a comedian - it's the one job you're allowed to do that. We're lucky. We're really lucky.

~Colin Quinn

Topics: Allowed Beauty Being Comedian Job Lucky Really You

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I'm not a big method actor. I'm much more superficial.

~Colin Quinn

Topics: Actor Big Method Method Actor More Much Superficial

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Comedian

Born: June 6th, 1959

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