Victoria Jackson Quotes
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In order to acquire a growing and lasting respect in society, it is a good thing, if you possess great talent, to give, early in your youth, a very hard kick to the right shin of the society that you love. After that, be a snob.
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I've never been able to understand what they mean by 'Pinteresque,'. I'm sure it's indefinable.
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Winning the gold medal should have been the happiest day of my entire life, and it just wasn't. It felt like the saddest day of my life. Everyone was so angry with us, that Scott and I had fallen in love, because it was so unprofessional, and we were a disgrace and had betrayed everybody.
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We should honor Mother Earth with gratitude; otherwise our spirituality may become hypocritical.
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People constantly describe me as a formalist or even a minimalist, but I'm not really bothered with the rules of painting or the history of painting. My approach is that everything is mine. I take what I can use from wherever, and then I forget where I've taken it from. But there is no point me making anything that looks like anyone else's.
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Part of the way the work world works is not so much creating a separation between your work and your free time, but creating the illusion of a separation between your work and your free time. Every day is the weekend for me, which means I'm always busy.
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I really was about to pass out during my entire wedding. I just didn't know if I could marry anybody.
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Energy is a concept that has been coined by physicists. There is no observable thing known as energy anywhere.
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I'm so happy with 'Grease' and 'Xanadu,' particularly because of the music in both films.
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Nobody on this earth has the right to tell anyone that their love for another human being is morally wrong.
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Writing is writing, and stories are stories. Perhaps the only true genres are fiction and non-fiction. And even there, who can be sure?
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I decided to build a studio in my house. We built it in my basement kitchen. I had the drummer up by the fish tank. I was in the toilet singing. The bass player was out by the shelves in the living room, and the guitarist was on the couch by the telly.
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This is hip-hop. If you've got something you want to rap about, just rap about it, man.
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I didn't have any friends, and I never went to the class parties.
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I write about real people in disguise. If anything, my characters are toned down-the truth is much more bizarre.
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I love being on stage or in front of the camera. My work brings me a lot of joy. It helps me figure out who I am. I'm really lucky that I get to make a living at acting.
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We're still leaderless. We still don't have strong organizations that are fighting for us; there isn't a national AIDS organization out there worth squat in my opinion.
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I love to smoke things; there's usually something always in the pot outside. That smell of something in the smoker just reminds me of home.
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Fair use is not in the law.
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The practice of altruism is the authentic way to live as a human being, and it is not just for religious people. As human beings, our purpose is to live meaningful lives, to develop a warm heart. There is meaning in being everyone's friend. The real source of peace amongst our families, friends and neighbours is love and compassion.
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When I grow older and less popular, there will come a time when I have to shoot films on low budgets.
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Always remember the last words of my grandfather, who said: 'A truck!'
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I remember going to church about four times a week. I liked it a lot.
