Douglas William Jerrold Quotes
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I started riding the whole 'fluffy' train, and it's a cute word and socially a lot more acceptable than someone saying is fat or obese. If you call a girl 'fat,' yo, she'll raise hell, but if you say, 'Aw girl, look at you, you're fluffy,' there's almost a sexy appeal to it.
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After I win a match, I celebrate it by having an ice cream.
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If we just allowed women and men more leeway in our culture and more acceptance, I think they would be able to make better compromises.
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I think my father was somewhat disappointed in not having had a son, and in that way I was the nearest thing he had.
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A little recognition is not a bad thing because it means people appreciate your work. The only problem is when you can't walk down the street or have a meal without people looking at you. I want to be the one looking at people.
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One should know their body types well to experiment with trends.
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Probably not needing to be published would give me more time to think about a book.
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My extreme characters are in a state of rebellion or who are being ostracized or being misunderstood, or misfits or trying to fit in and fighting for their rights to love, live, and co-exist. They sort of mirror my own demons.
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The first principle of a civilized state is that the power is legitimate only when it is under contract.
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I don't want to do things because it will please other people. I'm not doing this to get fame or any attention. I try to be selective about who I get advice from. I would like to contribute to the art world, but, you know, you can't plan these things.
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If you can dream it, you can do it.
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My mom raised me to be clean, so it's in my nature. I have two little girls, and I'm married, but we've got a nanny and a maid.
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You don't have to show a lot of skin to be beautiful.
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I collect fantasy swords, replicas from films, and have them displayed on the wall as you go up the stairs.
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I don't reject caution, but you also have to be careful about caution because there's a stage when it turns into paralysis.
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I'm either shooting for films or commercials, attending events, or meeting people, so on and so forth.
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My existence was never a Francis Ford Coppola existence.
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My mother was born in Wilmington, Delaware. She's a U.S. citizen, so I'm a U.S. citizen.
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No one ever expects a great lay to pay all the bills.
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What I take from writers I like is their economy - the ability to use language to very effective ends. The ability to have somebody read something and see it, or for somebody to paint an entire landscape of visual imagery with just sheets of words - that's magical.
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Crime stories are, as you know, one of the most popular forms of entertainment that exist. If you then try to have something to say... that I have, of course.
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Sarah Corvus in 'Bionic Woman' was one of my favorite characters I've ever played, ever, for reasons that are very similar to Nikki in 'Sexy Evil Genius.' I felt that that show was taken away from me too soon, and I really wanted to dive back into that mind frame again.
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The less somebody knows and understand himself the less great he is, however great may be his talent. For this reason our scientists are not great.
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Talk to him of Jacob's ladder, and he would ask the number of the steps.
