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“Don't Keep reaching for the stars because you'll just look like an idiot stretching that way for no reason”
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“Sometimes I wish I had a terrible childhood, so that at least I'd have an excuse.”
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“Thank you leaf blowers, for making me look like the world's lamest Ghostbuster. I ain't afraid of no leaves.”
― Thank You Notes
― Thank You Notes
“We picked the Red Sox because they lose. If you root for something that loses for 86 years, you're a pretty good fan. You don't have to win everything to be a fan of something.”
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“Thank you adult mittens, for allowing me to give people the finger without them knowing it.”
― Thank You Notes
― Thank You Notes
“Thank you 'adults who wear back packs' for letting me know that I don't have to take you seriously”
― Thank You Notes
― Thank You Notes
“Live your life by doing activities that are beneficial”
― Snowball Fight!
― Snowball Fight!
“Thank you slow-walking family in front of me on the sidewalk. No, please, take your time. And definitely spread out, too, so you create a barricade of idiots. I am so thankful that you forced me to walk into the street and risk getting hit by a car in order to pass you so I could resume walking at a normal human pace.”
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“Ben: You know what's really great about baseball?
Lindsey Meeks: Hmm?
Ben: You can't fake it. You know, anything else in life you don't have to be great in - business, music, art - I mean you can get lucky.
Lindsey Meeks: Really?
Ben: Yeah, you can fool everyone for awhile, you know? It's like - not - not baseball. You can either hit a curveball or you can't. That's the way it works...
Lindsey Meeks: Hmm.
Ben: You know?
Ben: You can have a lucky day, sure, but you can't have a lucky career. It's a little like math. It's orderly. Win or lose, it's fair. It all adds up. It's, like, not as confusing or as ambiguous as, uh...
Lindsey Meeks: Life?
Ben: Yeah. It's - it's safe.”
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Lindsey Meeks: Hmm?
Ben: You can't fake it. You know, anything else in life you don't have to be great in - business, music, art - I mean you can get lucky.
Lindsey Meeks: Really?
Ben: Yeah, you can fool everyone for awhile, you know? It's like - not - not baseball. You can either hit a curveball or you can't. That's the way it works...
Lindsey Meeks: Hmm.
Ben: You know?
Ben: You can have a lucky day, sure, but you can't have a lucky career. It's a little like math. It's orderly. Win or lose, it's fair. It all adds up. It's, like, not as confusing or as ambiguous as, uh...
Lindsey Meeks: Life?
Ben: Yeah. It's - it's safe.”
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“Troy: Why do we inflict this on ourselves?
Ben: Why? I'll tell you why, 'cause the Red Sox never let you down.
Troy: Huh?
Ben: That's right. I mean - why? Because they haven't won a World Series in a century or so? So what? They're here. Every April, they're here. At 1:05 or at 7:05, there is a game. And if it gets rained out, guess what? They make it up to you. Does anyone else in your life do that? The Red Sox don't get divorced. This is a real family. This is the family that's here for you.”
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Ben: Why? I'll tell you why, 'cause the Red Sox never let you down.
Troy: Huh?
Ben: That's right. I mean - why? Because they haven't won a World Series in a century or so? So what? They're here. Every April, they're here. At 1:05 or at 7:05, there is a game. And if it gets rained out, guess what? They make it up to you. Does anyone else in your life do that? The Red Sox don't get divorced. This is a real family. This is the family that's here for you.”
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“Ben: You're gonna get arrested.
Lindsey Meeks: You can't sell your tickets!
Ben: That's why you ran across the whole field?... Wait, you've got to tell me - was it spongy?”
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Lindsey Meeks: You can't sell your tickets!
Ben: That's why you ran across the whole field?... Wait, you've got to tell me - was it spongy?”
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“Life is like a clam, when it opens, you gotta grab the gooey stuff.”
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“Seek, and you shall be disappointed. Knock, and the door shall be slammed in your face.”
― I Hate This Place: The Pessimist's Guide to Life
― I Hate This Place: The Pessimist's Guide to Life
“Did you ever sit back and evaluate your life and think, “Boy, things are going just as I always wanted them to?” I didn't think so.”
― I Hate This Place: The Pessimist's Guide to Life
― I Hate This Place: The Pessimist's Guide to Life
“It funny? Huh? Huh?”
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“Am I a pretty pope?”
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“I often try to reassure myself by saying, “Well, at least it can't get any worse.” But the truth is, it always can. And that's what really terrifies me.”
― I Hate This Place: The Pessimist's Guide to Life
― I Hate This Place: The Pessimist's Guide to Life
“The one thing you shouldn't do is try to tell a cab driver how to get somewhere.”
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