Douglas Jerrold Quotes
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I don't have a phone, but I do have an iPad.
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I maintain that the House is bound by the Constitution to receive the petitions; after which, it will take such method of deciding upon them as reason and principle shall dictate.
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Nearly all government advice on terrorism sacrifices practical particulars for an unalarming tone. The usual guidance is to maintain a three-day supply of food and water along with a radio, flashlight, batteries and first-aid kit.
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The reasons asthma doesn't affect my work or play is that I had accurate diagnostics and follow treatment regimens closely. It's when someone thinks they're fine and that they don't need help that they usually get in trouble.
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I now believe that major labels can only work with people who care more about fame and money than the quality of the art they produce.
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I'm a sort of nuts-and-bolts guy. I'm into turning wrenches and swinging a hammer and wrenching on cars.
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Playing evil is just not interesting. I don't think anyone who does evil stuff thinks they're doing evil stuff. That's the scary part.
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Textbooks are going to remain a key part of learning. They just need to go digital, become more interactive and they need more analytics.
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I never want to be anywhere else than in the rehearsal room. I mean, it's so lame to say, but it makes me supremely happy to work with people and to talk and invent and laugh.
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I've never worn fur, either. I'm a naturally squeamish person, and fur smells like dead animal to me.
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The sky in Texas is the most amazing sky in the whole country, I think, like you can see more sky in Texas than you can see anywhere else in the world.
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I know politics; I know the media.
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On the Internet, everybody has an opinion about everything, but if you're smart, you know when to keep your mouth shut.
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If I'm saying a universal truth, but maybe it's something that people don't feel comfortable saying... It's a strange take, but at the same time, what you're hitting on is kind of right. You can relate. That's the heart of comedy. You have to have a point of view. You gotta commit. And the more you commit to it, sometimes the funnier it gets.
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My parents were amazing and wonderful, but there was a lot of pressure to do my best and in every way possible.
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We feel the pull of nature very strongly, relating - even unknowingly - feeling in ourselves to bulbs being stirred in frozen ground, or to the branches of dead trees. Perhaps this indivisibility from nature is an important thing to recognize as we go about our business in the world.
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My idea of an actor is to be different persons with different roles. Every time a script interests me, I look for interesting characters because I intend to completely transport myself into it. This happens only because I am a very greedy actor. I am not part of the rat race because I am living a dream.
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I think that, in almost all human beings, there is buried a profound tribal instinct that makes us very susceptible to being aroused to patriotic fervour.
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What do you know? Haven't you heard of suspension of disbelief?
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The northern part of the state is very much like a Deep South state. Obviously, the Miami area is an international area.
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You think about all that stuff that can happen to you, he said. There aint no end to it.
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Housing programs designed to help young families and senior citizens purchase homes should be available to people of all races, including African Americans.
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Today, Arizona's sons and daughters, mothers and fathers are proudly serving their country.
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He who owns the soil, owns up to the sky.
