Douglas William Jerrold Quotes
A blessed companion is a book,-a book that fitly chosen is a life-long friend.
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In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience.
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One of the things I wonder is whether it's good that the whole free model makes a lot of people listen to more of your music. I'm wondering if it devalues it, it becomes disposable, because you can get it so easily.
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I tramped. When I was on the freight trains, I wasn't looking for work. I was looking to go from place to place without paying any money.
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'Pong' is simply a knockoff of the Odyssey Ping-Pong game.
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I don't think young men or women should feel pressured into marriage. You shouldn't marry anyone, in my opinion, who you have to try hard for.
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If I'm still walking, I am not dead. So I have to still walk and run towards the benefit of Lebanon.
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All true happiness, pure joy, sweet bounties, and unclouded pleasure are contained within the knowledge and love of God.
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I always feel that most people out there who aren't sure if the gym is really for them aren't prepared to pay and find out.
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I speak to you only as an American who happens to be an American Negro and one who is proud of that heritage. We ask for nothing special. We ask only that we be permitted to compete on an even basis, and if we are not worthy, then the competition shall, per se, eliminate us.
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I am chairman of the Africa subcommittee in the House of Representatives.
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I don't want to dig in the truth all of the time. Let me dream.
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So many people in their 20s and 30s, on Twitter, say 'Please write something for us,' so I have to listen to them, they're my audience.
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Every night we all felt grateful to be there, stunned at the amount of people that are there, and stunned at their reactions. They go crazy; they know every lyric from eight years of age to eighty. It's unbelievable.
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I really want to play a superhero. I want to take the role-model thing up a notch. I've always been a fan of movies and TV, and to be able to play the ultimate TV superhero would be awesome.
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If I am in London I like a quick get away to The Olde Bell in Hurley... It's nearby and no stress - great food and beautiful walks.
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I was an umpire at little league softball games. I only lasted a few games because I wasn't one hundred percent clear on all the rules.
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I saw Damien Rice in Dublin when I was 13, and that inspired me to want to pursue being a songwriter... I practised relentlessly and started recording my own EPs. At 16, I moved to London and played any gigs I could, selling CDs from my rucksack to fund recording the next, and it snowballed from there.
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What I found fascinating was just how quickly the best of the young Negro League players were drafted into the major leagues once Branch Rickey broke the color line by hiring Jackie Robinson. It was clear that all of the major league owners already knew the talents of the black ballplayers that they had refused to let into their league.
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I would make a few jabs at myself and go for the audience - they are still as flawed as ever.
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I used to wear long jumpers, but they made me look like a bag tied up in the middle.
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I think in life, if you continue to challenge yourself, you can pride yourself in what you continuously accomplish.
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Never let anyone out work you or out hustle you. Ever.
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A blessed companion is a book,-a book that fitly chosen is a life-long friend.
