"We all have days where we can't pronounce things or give it the emotion it deserves"
About this Quote
Pronunciation is the safe, comedic surface. Everyone’s had the humiliating moment where a simple word turns hostile. Vegas pairs it with something heavier - "give it the emotion it deserves" - and suddenly the flub isn’t just linguistic, it’s moral. There are days you can’t speak crisply; there are also days you can’t rise to the emotional occasion, even when you know you should. That’s the subtext: feeling can be present without being accessible, and sincerity can misfire. The phrase "deserves" hints at obligation, like grief, apology, or gratitude are performances with a required intensity. If you can’t hit the mark, you feel fraudulent.
As a comedian, Vegas has built a persona around the beautifully scruffy catastrophe: the man whose heart outruns his polish. The intent here is both comforting and self-protective. He normalizes the stumble before anyone can weaponize it against him. It’s a soft rebuttal to a culture that demands constant articulation and correct affect - online, on stage, in relationships - as if humanity were a customer service role.
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| Topic | Life |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Vegas, Johnny. (2026, January 15). We all have days where we can't pronounce things or give it the emotion it deserves. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/we-all-have-days-where-we-cant-pronounce-things-148665/
Chicago Style
Vegas, Johnny. "We all have days where we can't pronounce things or give it the emotion it deserves." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/we-all-have-days-where-we-cant-pronounce-things-148665/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"We all have days where we can't pronounce things or give it the emotion it deserves." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/we-all-have-days-where-we-cant-pronounce-things-148665/. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.




