Adam Carolla Quotes

I get into all sorts of trouble with my publicists and with newspapers because I won't do photographs.

There is no fairness in partisan politics.

A dozen men in good suits and women in silk dresses will circulate smoothly among the reporters, spouting confident opinions. They won't be just press agents trying to impart a favorable spin to a routine release. They'll be the Spin Doctors, senior advisers to the candidates

The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win.

I think inequality is fine, as long as it is in the common interest. The problem is when it gets so extreme, when it becomes excessive.

It obviously bothers people when Real Madrid win. It makes them jealous. There isn't a level playing field.

I don't stage my own publicity.

The genius of David Petraeus has always been his masterful manipulation of the media.

All I do is give interviews and spend time being photographed.

I know the world isn't fair, but why isn't it ever unfair in my favor?

The paradox of American democracy has been that its slogan of equal opportunity has meant, often, equal opportunity to get power over your fellows.

Everyone in politics turns to the press, if only to manipulate it or deflect it.

Challengers do not have a level playing field.

Those who desire the good of all begin by the abolition of special privilege.

A meritocracy increases inequality --- by its very nature, it has to.

The market is not the society. Our societies are, of course, much, much more than the market. But lack of trust in the market can rub off on society so we lose trust in our society as well. And it may be the most important thing we have, trust. We can trust each other if we are treated as equals. If we are all to have the same chances, well, we all have to follow the same fundamental rules. Of course, some people and some businesses are more successful than others, but we do not trust in a society if the prizes are handed out even before the contest begins.

There is probably no such thing as a level playing field in political campaigns.

People begin to resent the rich only when they conclude that the system is rigged.

Whatever we do, whatever our backgrounds, we've all had some kind of advantage somewhere along the way. Some break that might have gone to someone else. Some edge or inside track we couldn't have counted on.

Equalising performance between teams runs completely counter to the idea of F1 and would be very unfair for us.

Government cannot ensure equal results because every individual differs.

I think the debate around nepotism is futile because I am an outsider and I know that there is no compensation of talent.

Everybody's got a puncher's chance in this game. I mean every single person on Earth. But my whole focus, my whole style, my whole dynamic is built around taking that power away from you. So where is the logic in why you're different from anybody else? There is no logic in it.

I don't want to take names, but there are some people who get everything served on a platter. This is a movie, this is your role, and you have to do it. Some people have to strive so hard to reach where they have and want to.

I would be remiss if I didn't say that it has been troubling for me to work within an institution that does not seem to recognize that I am a statistic.