A Quote by Demetri Martin

It seems that two of the most basic forms of comedy are jokes and stories. And, of course, they are not mutually exclusive.

Demetri Martin

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Demetri Martin
American - Comedian
Born: May 25, 1973

It is a strange fact that freedom and equality, the two basic ideas of democracy, are to some extent contradictory. Logically considered, freedom and equality are mutually exclusive, just as society and the individual are mutually exclusive.

Thomas Mann

If neurotic is wanting two mutually exclusive things at one and the same time, then I'm neurotic as hell. I'll be flying back and forth between one mutually exclusive thing and another for the rest of my days.

Sylvia Plath

It is crazy how people can't understand the concept of comedy and music. It's like they have to be mutually exclusive.

Lil Dicky

You can be funny and say what you mean; these ideas are not mutually exclusive. Some of the best jokes came from people who meant it. See: Pryor, Bruce, Carlin, etc.

Hari Kondabolu

There is no reason why challenging themes and engaging stories have to be mutually exclusive - in fact, each can fuel the other.

Edward Zwick

I'm not going to force your participation in a conversation, I'm going to say I can be an example that these things can exist and don't have to be mutually exclusive. Like being a queer artist and being a Christian. Those things don't have to be mutually exclusive and I'm just going to be honest about them so that you know.

Julien Baker

Discipline and freedom are not mutually exclusive but mutually dependent because otherwise, you'd sink into chaos.

Paulo Coelho

Anyone who loves football can also be involved in music; the two aren't mutually exclusive.

Andris Nelsons

Confidentiality and transparency are not mutually exclusive, but rather two sides of the same coin.

Thomas de Maiziere

Military intelligence is a meaningless phrase because the two words are mutually exclusive.

Lucille Kallen

By employing the intelligence of natural systems we can create industry, buildings, even regional plans that see nature and commerce not as mutually exclusive but mutually coexisting.

Brad Pitt

The choice between two of something is not a choice at all, but rather the opportunity to subscribe to the value system which holds the two presented choices as mutually exclusive alternatives.

Kate Bornstein

Yes, you can be passionate about school and fashion simultaneously. The two are not mutually exclusive - one doesn't cancel out the other.

Marley Dias

When I came to faith, I thought I would have to stop being an actor, because it's all about artifice and manipulation. But we're living in a world where God doesn't really have an influence, unless it's fundamentalists, so I'll always be an outsider because of my faith. And when you think about it, faith and acting are all about stories, so the two are not mutually exclusive.

Tamsin Greig

When I was pregnant during my time in Parliament, I was frequently asked by the media how I would manage being an MP and a mum, as if the two are somehow mutually exclusive.