Hari Kondabolu Quotes

The minute you make people laugh, you get them to listen.

Every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle.

If I'm saying something with an intelligent background, then at least it is creating conversation. Whether that conversation is people agreeing or disagreeing, I'm happy.

'Tangerine' taught me that if you win an audience over with comedy, then hopefully have a soulful message at the same time.

You can tell if someone is about social intercourse or just about browbeating somebody with their opinion. It's no fun arguing with a closed-minded person.

People go to YouTube to laugh, and as a YouTuber, your job is to figure out a niche and feed people what they want to see. Now that I know what kind of stuff people want to see, then I will keep going down that road and creating videos that are going to make people laugh.

Managing dissent is about recognizing the value of disagreement, discord and difference.

When I play a song for someone the first time, if I make 'em laugh, I think, 'Yes, I've succeeded.'

I think if you can get people to laugh, you can get people to listen.

I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me, that's not their job.

I just like making people laugh, and buried in that I like to bring up topics and start discussions.

It takes both courage and talent to stand up in front of fellow human beings and make them crack a smile, and at the same time keep it clean.

There's always merit to having a debate.

I try to make the majority of my audience laugh.

Comedy is the most palliative way to make a point. People are more willing to listen if they can laugh.

No matter how popular you are as a stand-up - you can go out and fill a 10,000-seat arena and be smart and funny - it's delicate to host an awards show and know where your place is and know that it's not about you, that it's about the people who are nominated, and respect that, but at the same time have your moment to show them who you are.

My main goal is to really make people think, and laugh while they do so.

I don't want to make videos where people are always happy and they're agreeing. It's boring! Do something where people can talk about it.

People learn the most about themselves by confronting those with whom they deeply disagree..

Difference of opinion leads to enquiry, and enquiry to truth.

'Hairspray' maybe did change people's minds, and that's how you get your political enemies to change their minds - by making them laugh and making them look at something in a way they haven't seen it. Not by preaching and cutting them off and being a separatist.

I am opinionated and want to be part of the conversations.

I want to be embraced by the audience, but it's fun to stir up the pot.

Leaders don't change their positions mid-debate. They welcome scorn from the masses because it creates the opportunity for dialogue.

If you can appeal to another person's sense of humor, you can introduce ideas, thoughts, things that they may disagree with or not believe in. At least they'll listen.