Capable Quote by Robert Sapolsky

Human creatures, living in the circle of their intimates and friends, are too apt to remain in ignorance of the comments and instructions which…

— William Godwin

A lot of people think that my work is about mocking or making fun of things, but a lot of it is about discomfort…

— Laurel Nakadate

The pretty fellows you speak of, I own entertain me sometimes, but is it impossible to be diverted with what one despises? I can…

— Mary Wortley Montagu

In the past, when people criticized me for asking unexpected questions, I felt ashamed. Now I realize that normal people are acting in a…

— John Elder Robison

When I see professional clowns, mimes, or people who makes ballon animals, I think of their relatives and how disappointed they must be.

— Jimmy Fallon

A lot of my humor centers on the act of telling jokes and I think this can prevent certain audiences from suspending their feeling…

— Michael Showalter

No matter what I do, I can't help but feel that I'm under a microscope. Some of it is completely silly, and some of…

— Steve Aoki

I think that sometimes people [who overreact or lash out] will hang on to their point just because they're so embarrassed that they made…

— Margaret Cho

Here's what I'm afraid of. I know a lot of comedians, friends of mine, who just got into the 'Doesn't matter what I say.…

— Patton Oswalt

There is no doubt I have offended many people. No doubt, also, that I have blasphemed. I sometimes try to offend as part of…

— Frankie Boyle

I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn human actions, but to understand them.

— Baruch Spinoza

When the task is mocking pop culture, it's easy to make sarcastic comments and consider the job done. After a while, I began to…

— Paul F. Tompkins