Rabih Alameddine Quotes

Nothing surprises me anymore in the NFL.

I like to be surprised! But it's always hard to surprise me.

People never know what they want, though everyone says they do. If they did, nobody would ever be surprised.

What I find funny are peoples' blind spots. That's the funniest thing about anybody - when they just don't realize who they are. What's funny about seeing a hippo do ballet is it thinks it's a swan.

There are very few things that surprise me.

Nothing surprises me. One thing I don't ever have in my world is surprise.

Cynicism is full of naive disappointments.

I hate to lull the audience into letting them think that something is something. It's always fun to defy expectations.

I think people have to choose between living with contradictions or painting themselves into a corner. I have a lot of contradictions.

I proved to my own satisfaction that I am madder than I think.

Being human is being a lot of things at the same time.

I am a deeply superficial person.

It's always fun to make people laugh, and then make them afraid or cry at the same time.

One of the pleasures of pessimism is that when you’re right, you’re right and when you’re not, you’re pleased.

I think I wear my hypocrisy on my sleeve. I would never say I'm not a complete hypocrite.

Sometimes as human beings, we're so contradictory - we may say something or do something and completely contradict ourselves. That's what I'm learning to embrace in television - not knowing what's going to happen.

People would be surprised by me if they knew I was humble.

Humans seem to be programmed to think of ambivalent feelings at the same time. That is the driving force behind human beings: to be the warrant of all things and to control other worlds.

I have back-and-forth feelings about everything a lot - it's not limited to my albums.

In general, I like contradictions and complex situations.

I just never count on anything. You can't.

You try not to pay too much attention to the hype before the game, because you never know what's going to happen.

I actually think I'm still quite childishly optimistic in a certain way, which is maybe why I find life quite shocking.

How come no one warned me how hard being the Bachelorette was?

I have become a little more cynical and, I would like to believe, a little wiser. When I first came to Mumbai, I was very idealistic. Now I can look anyone in the face and tell a lie. But I'm in a good place.