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The Hobbit is based on an earlier, shorter book, written by legendary author J.K. Rowling. This makes The Hobbit technically a prequel, and thus pointless.


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MIKE SCHMIDT I'm a longtime believer in the old adage that sunlight is the best disinfectant, particularly in...
MIKE QUIGLEY If you're Burberry or Gucci, you're not going to run a banner ad. To get brand ad dollars to...
MIKE MCCUE It's one thing for someone to travel over to Syria and Iraq and come back. But, boy, it's a ...
MIKE MCCAUL I am extremely concerned that Syrian and ISIS recruiters can use the Internet at lightning speeds to...
MIKE MCCAUL I feel that marriage can lead to the ultimate rejection and failure and divorce and things we all fe...
MIKE BIRBIGLIA Louis C.K. directs his show, which is very much like a series of short films.
MIKE BIRBIGLIA I feel like everyone wants to make a movie that they feel passionate about watching.
MIKE BIRBIGLIA Pain is funnier than love.
MIKE BIRBIGLIA Someone said to me at a party once, 'Oh, yeah, you're a comedian? Then how come you're n...
MIKE BIRBIGLIA With a monologue, you can be unendingly elliptical.
MIKE BIRBIGLIA I was a screenwriting major at Georgetown, and I was in class with some really strong writers like J...
MIKE BIRBIGLIA I'd much rather try and fail than talk about trying.
MIKE BIRBIGLIA I never looked at my parents' marriage or really anyone who had been married more than 30 years ...
MIKE BIRBIGLIA The ability to workshop in stand-up comedy is incomparable to any art form, in my opinion.
MIKE BIRBIGLIA Every comedian comes to a fork in the road where they have to decide if they're going to make jo...
MIKE BIRBIGLIA Dopamine is a chemical released in your brain and your body when you sleep that paralyzes your body ...
MIKE BIRBIGLIA Growing up, I was discouraged from telling personal stories. My dad often used the phrase 'Don&#...
MIKE BIRBIGLIA Starbucks is the last public space with chairs. It's a shower for homeless people. And it's ...
MIKE BIRBIGLIA Sometimes I'll go to the grocery store and buy a bunch of groceries as though I knew how to cook...
MIKE BIRBIGLIA My first car was, as depicted in 'Sleepwalk with Me,' my mother's '92 Volvo station ...
MIKE BIRBIGLIA I think that my regrets mostly have to do with my relationship with my ex-girlfriend. Every once in ...
MIKE BIRBIGLIA How many people do you know who have thrown up on the Scrambler or a carnival ride? A lot of people,...
MIKE BIRBIGLIA I would say that I love pizza so much that sometimes I eat pizza while I'm eating pizza. Like, I...
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