Douglas Jerrold Quotes
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I like to prove people wrong.
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I'm the worst at picking what movies are going to do well. I have no idea. I'm really surprised if a movie I like does well.
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It is what we do easily and what we like to do that we do well.
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I haven't got a waist. I've just got a sort of place, a bit like an unmarked level crossing.
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Maybe I should pretend like I'm not insecure, but I really am. This movie is going to come out and... will people like it? Will they like Rey?
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Well I love preppy style; I like J. Crew for guys.
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I like risky stuff.
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I don't like getting out when I could be painting. And when I'm painting, I don't want anybody else around.
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I do not read SF as much as I used to. It's too much like a busman's holiday.
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I don't like celebrities; I don't hang out with them; I don't relate to that life.
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I like a sort of androgynous look, but I also love feminine shapes.
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I feel like I'm supposed to be a shooter.
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I'm a big-city boy. What I like is big cities. It's not just what I like. It's what I write about.
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I didn't like the idea of being foolish, but I learned pretty soon that it was essential to fail and be foolish.
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Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of taint.
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Most artists like to think of themselves as rugged individualists, as independent characters.
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The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.
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I tried being anorexic for four hours, and then I was like, I need some bagels.
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A feminist man is a bit like a vegetarian: it's the humanitarian principle he's defending, I suppose.
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For the parents, it is a way to be young physically and emotionally for awhile and not have to deal with the troubles of the world.
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The terrorists who committed the 2003 Istanbul attacks were locals, that is, Turks. And when filmmaker Theo van Gogh was murdered in the Netherlands last year, the murderer and his supporters were also part of the Muslim community.
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In healthy families, children discover (through being listened to) that what they have to say is important and that their experiences and ideas (and they themselves) have worth. They are encouraged to think for themselves, express opinions, and make decisions for themselves. Parents supporting them in standing on their own two feet and doing what they think is right. Trusting and gaining confidence in themselves, they develop an inner locus of control.
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Oscar Wilde always makes me smile - with respect and admiration. His short stories prove that it is possible to be both sarcastic, even cynical, but deeply compassionate. Just seeing the cover of one of Wilde's books in a bookshop makes me smile.
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Troubles are like babies - they only grow by nursing.
