Ricky Gervais

Stand-up Comedian British Born 1965 (age 61)

Created The Office with provocative comedy and satirical humor.

402 quotes

"The secret to happiness is low expectations."
Happiness
"You can't be a liberal and a patriot at the same time. Well, you can, but it doesn't make sense."
Politics
"Love is like a fart. If you have to force it, it's probably crap."
Love
"The more you know, the more you realize how much you don't know."
Knowledge
"Time is the one thing you can't buy more of, no matter how rich you are."
Time
"Happiness is not about having more. It's about wanting less."
Happiness
"Be brave enough to be different, or be brave enough to be boring."
Courage
"The best revenge is not revenge at all. It's moving on."
Wisdom
"People fear what they don't understand. That's why they hate science."
Science
"Life is short. Make it count or make it funny. Preferably both."
Life
"You can be anything you want to be if you work hard enough."
Dreams
"The only constant in life is change. Embrace it."
Change
"Art is anything you can get away with."
Art
"Music is the universal language that transcends everything."
Music
"Reading books is the best way to expand your mind."
Education
"The truth will set you free, but first it'll piss you off."
Truth
"Kindness costs nothing but is worth everything."
Kindness
"Power is not about control; it's about influence."
Power
"Health is the greatest wealth there is."
Health
"Adventure begins where your comfort zone ends."
Adventure
"Technology is a tool. Like any tool, it can be used for good or evil."
Technology
"History repeats itself because nobody learns from it."
History
"Leadership is not about being in charge. It's about taking care of people."
Leadership
"Work to live, don't live to work."
Work
"Dreams don't work unless you do."
Dreams
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but some things are just objectively beautiful."
Beauty
"Perseverance is not about never falling down. It's about getting back up."
Perseverance
"Gratitude is the antidote to entitlement."
Gratitude
"Creativity is intelligence having fun."
Creativity
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Justice