John OliverEvery empire has to get sucked down the drain. As a British person, I know how it feels.361Death
John OliverThe British press are a group of unremitting scumbags. And sometimes they use that scumbaggery to good ends, and often not.373Time
John OliverArmando Iannucci is one of my heroes. As I was growing up, he was probably the most influential comic voice that I had. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. www.imdb.com.373Time
John OliverThere is no greater anesthetic than sport.341Love
John OliverWhen you're doing stand-up, you want to stand onstage and, to the extent that you can, uncomplicatedly entertain. ✨ Interview with Jason Zabel, www.avclub.com. September 22,… ▶352Truth
John OliverWe in Britain stopped evolving gastronomically with the advent of the pie. Everything beyond that seemed like a brave, frightening new world. We knew the French were up to somethi… ▶341Humanity
John OliverAttending a Sarah Palin rally was simultaneously one of the strangest and most chilling events of my life.374Life
John OliverYou don't need people's opinion on a fact. ✨ John Oliver & Bill Nye School Climate Change Skeptics On 'Last Week Tonight’ by Katherine Fung, www.huffingtonpost.com… ▶365HumanityTruth
John OliverI would hate to meet myself at 15. ✨ A very funny Englishman in New York. Interview with Hermione Hoby, www.theguardian.com. July 23, 2011.333Humor
John OliverBeing a Mets fan is like lending someone a lot of money and you just know that you'll never get paid back.366Death
John OliverYou don't really know when stand-up material is TV ready; it's just at what point you're willing to let it go and not work on it anymore. I'm not sure there is a point at which yo… ▶356ReadingThought
John OliverThere are two kinds of hecklers: the destructive and constructive hecklers. ✨ Interview with Christopher Kompanek, tv.avclub.com. April 7, 2011.378Sadness
John OliverWhen you've married someone who's been at war, there is nothing you can do that compares to that level of selflessness and bravery. ✨ John Oliver: The ESQ&A. Interview w… ▶367Sadness
John OliverThere are some people who watch NASCAR for the highly skilled driving - but most people watch it for the crashes.356Humanity
John OliverI think Americans still can't help but respond to the natural authority of this voice. Deep down they long to be told what to do by a British accent. That's why so many infomercia… ▶324HumanityThought
John OliverIt's pretty physically unsettling, living life on a visa. ✨ John Oliver is still kind of baffled by America. Interview with Steve Heisler, www.avclub.com. July 19, 2012.379Life
John OliverI'm always interested in audience interaction. Not so much aggressive audience interaction - I'm genuinely interested in how people see things. ✨ John Oliver is still kind o… ▶324DeathHumanity
John OliverI feel non-stop Brit shame! ✨ A very funny Englishman in New York. Interview with Hermione Hoby, www.theguardian.com. July 23, 2011.346Humor
John OliverI feel more at home knowing I'm not really at home. It takes all the pressure off you trying to fit in! ✨ A very funny Englishman in New York by Hermione Hoby, www.theguardi… ▶313Humor
John OliverA Southern accent is not a club in my bag.313Sadness
John OliverWhen you're dealing with serious subjects, there is a pressure to be absolutely sure that you know what you're doing. ✨ A very funny Englishman in New York. Interview with H… ▶281Humor
John OliverIt's exciting to have a role in anything that's Claymation, just because you're always intrigued by what a clay wizard version of yourself would be. ✨ Interview with Christo… ▶292Thought
John OliverPumpkin spice lattes are egg nog for morning people.326Humanity
John OliverI'm British; pessimism is my wheelhouse.348Philosophy
John OliverStand-up, for me, is really more of an addiction, so you have to feed the beast whenever you can. ✨ Interview with Jason Zabel, www.avclub.com. September 22, 2011.272Death
John OliverIt's a great time to be doing political satire when the world is on a knife edge. ✨ From our own correspondent. Interview with Edward Helmore, www.theguardian.com. July 23, … ▶349PoliticsTime
John OliverI knew I was going to go into the field and make fun of people to their faces. I knew what I was getting into. ✨ Q&A: John Oliver on Stepping In, Panicking as Host of 'T… ▶261Humanity
John OliverCampaign ads are the backbone of American democracy if American democracy suffered a gigantic spinal injury. ✨ John Oliver’s Campaign Ad Formula: F.L.A.G.S. www.huffin… ▶3510Hope
John OliverMr. President, no one is saying you broke any laws, we're just saying it's a little bit weird you didn't have to.328Politics
John OliverYou can write jokes at any point of the day. Jokes are not that hard to write, or they shouldn't be when it is literally your job. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. www.imdb.com.… ▶3410Humor
