Douglas Jerrold Quotes
Even the worse of jobs has their pleasures, if I were a grave digger or a hangmen, there are some people I could work for with a great deal of enjoyment.
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Re-examining our reasoning is not something that has come naturally to American statesmen.
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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I don't care to be remembered as the man who scored six touchdowns in a game. I want to be remembered as a winner in life.
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Sometimes 'Rookie' is written about like, 'Finally! Something for alternative girls!' and I'm like, 'No!' Obviously it's not for everyone, but I used to think that there are cheerleaders, and there are art kids.
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My short stories have always pushed twenty pages. That's no length for a short story to be. You either do them short like Carver or you stop trying.
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Every country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. That's the soul of a country.
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Medicine, you see, is my first love; whether I write fiction or nonfiction, and even when it has nothing to do with medicine, it's still about medicine. After all, what is medicine but life plus? So I write about life.
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There are a lot of people in Congress who would never have made a great career or fortune in any other profession. But after they spend a while hanging out with the rich guys, they begin to feel they've been undervalued, and that an eventual seven-figure income as a lobbyist isn't just an opportunity, it's their due.
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The experience of being on a show that is very much in the center of popular culture is exciting. You really feel like you're reaching people.
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Like the old Italian saying goes, 'It ain't rocket surgery.'
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Who cares about the clouds when we're together? Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.
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My favorite meal would have to be good old-fashioned eggs, over easy, with bacon. Many others, but you can't beat that on a Sunday morning, especially with a cup of tea.
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I thank you for your kind invitation to introduce me to the president of the Republic. Since I have not been out of my atelier for two months, I have no appropriate costume for this circumstance. Please excuse me.
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'Game of Thrones' has multiple story lines, multiple countries, and it's complete fantasy.
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I thoroughly enjoy working with kids, whether it's The First Tee or the lesson tee with my grandkids.
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Every designer needs a story. Mine is all about glamour because my family has been in the business of glamour for three generations. My grandfather Shamshuddin Khan started his embroidery and fabric-making business in the 1930s.
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Friendship is a disinterested commerce between equals; love, an abject intercourse between tyrants and slaves.
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Classical music requires an immense amount of concentration, and I don't know if I would've been that committed to that particular life.
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There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money.
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There is as much wisdom in soliciting good counsel as in giving it. The most sensible people are not reluctant to consider the feelings of other people; and to know how to submit to the wise guidance of others is a kind of wisdom in itself.
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My family is very theatrical.
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For me now, I will continue to focus ever harder on my goal of being the very best I can be with Toulon Rugby Club and continue to embrace and enjoy wherever that path takes me.
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Even the worse of jobs has their pleasures, if I were a grave digger or a hangmen, there are some people I could work for with a great deal of enjoyment.
