Tim Minchin
11 quotes
Biography
Timothy David Minchin AM is a British-Australian musical comedian and actor.
"Science adjusts its views based on what's observedFaith is the denial of observation so that belief can be preserved."
"Isn't this enough? Just this world? Just THIS?"
"I am no nihilist. I am not even a cynic. I am, actually, rather romantic. And here’s my idea of romance: You will soon be dead. Life will sometimes seem long and tough and, god, it’s tiring. And you will sometimes be happy and sometimes sad. And then you’ll beold. And then you’ll be dead."
"A genius is just a mentally ill person with an audience."
"Understanding that you can’t truly take credit for your successes, nor truly blame others for their failures will humble you and make you more compassionate.Empathy is intuitive, but is also something you can work on, intellectually."
"Arts degrees are awesome. And they help you find meaning where there is none. And let me assure you, there is none. Don’t go looking for it. Searching for meaning is like searching for a rhyme scheme in a cookbook: you won’t find it and you’ll bugger up your soufflé."
"It's the fine balance of caffeine and alcohol that bookends my days"
"Sticks and stones may break your bones but words can break hearts."
"I don't go in for ancient wisdomI don't believe just 'cos ideas are tenacious it means they're worthy"
"I don't know what it is about "magic happens"-stickers on cars but every time I see one I wanna get out my permanent marker and sneak over and write underneath it "so does cot death"."
"Don’t Seek Happiness - Happiness is like an orgasm: if you think about it too much, it goes away. Keep busy and aim to make someone else happy, and you might find you get some as a side effect. We didn’t evolve to be constantly content. Contented Australopithecus Afarensis got eaten before passing on their genes."