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Comedy comes out of everyone's worst day. No one writes a sitcom episode about everyone having a good day. It's always about someone being locked out of their house or someone being dumped or whatever. Jim Jefferies

I don't think comedy really does change people's minds; I think you can only get someone who is almost ready to change their mind. You can't change someone from one direction straight into the other, but if you get someone who is considering your view, and you make a good point, there's power in that. Jim Jefferies

Good You Change People Comedy Mind Power Think Other Minds Considering Someone Direction Only Point Almost Make Does Ready Get Straight Really View Your Who

I have severe osteoporosis. Your bones start to collapse. Joan Kirner

Severe Collapse Your Start Osteoporosis Bones

I was very happy being education minister and deputy to John Cain. Joan Kirner

Education Happy Minister John Very Being Deputy

I tried chemo, but chemo and I didn't agree, so we didn't persist. Joan Kirner

Tried Persist Agree

I've never had any problem with criticism. I've given a lot, and I've copped a lot. But I believe I've got a role to play by insisting that women be judged by their contribution - not somebody's view of what they should be about. Joan Kirner

Women Problem Criticism Somebody Believe About Insisting Given Never Had Judged Got Lot Role Contribution Any Should View Play

To have been the first woman premier of Victoria was not only a great opportunity but also a great chance to say to the young women of Victoria - Liberal or Labor - 'You can do it, too.' Joan Kirner

Isn't that what we come into politics for? To say to people: 'You can do it, too - there is a chance to serve your community. There is a chance to shape it co-operatively and democratically, without fear or favour.' And that is what I tried to do. Joan Kirner

Politics You You Can Do It People Fear Community Too Say Tried Favour Shape Come Democratically Without Your Serve Chance

I'm a workaholic. I would not pretend to be anything else. I rarely go to bed before one o'clock in the morning. I might kind of have a spa between half-past twelve and one and relax, and that's when I do my thinking, or my non-thinking. That's when I have a bit of space for myself. Joan Kirner

I wasn't actually trained by my mother, she said she never taught me but she was a great singer herself and I can't remember when I didn't listen to her sing and imitate her. Joan Sutherland

Great Me Remember Mother Imitate Herself Never Remember When Sing Singer She Said Trained Listen Taught Her Actually

I'm somewhat horrified because I don't think the young people today even know what history is. Some of them don't' even study History at school anymore or Geography and they don't know where one place is from another. Joan Sutherland

I don't sing for anybody. I wouldn't sing for the Queen dear. Joan Sutherland

Queen Sing Dear Anybody

I feel L.A. is unlike anything I've experienced. It's nice when I can relate to people, but that's not very often. I know they're out there, but I feel that there's a very big pressure here to be seen as being gorgeous and special. I don't think there's the same pressure in Australia. Jocelyn Moorhouse

I am interested in stories that concern women. Jocelyn Moorhouse

Women Concern Am Stories Interested

Everybody's a mix of good and bad choices that they make. Joel Edgerton

Good Everybody Bad Bad Choices Make Mix Good And Bad Choices

Every now and then, I have a deep thought. Joel Edgerton

Thought Every Then Deep Now Now And Then

As an actor, I'm constantly striving to find the darkness in the lighter characters and the lightness in the darker characters. Joel Edgerton

Darkness Striving Characters Find Darker Constantly Lighter Lightness Actor

Every job leaves its residue, a bit of extra knowledge, a new skill-set. Joel Edgerton

Knowledge Job Every Extra Bit New Leaves

I think the great thing about characters is the ways that they can be surprising. I mean, sometimes you think you've got a lock on a personality, even just in life, and then they'll shock you by their behavior. Joel Edgerton

Pulled pork jokes never get old. Joel Edgerton

Jokes Old Never Get Pork Pulled

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