Douglas William Jerrold Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
I don't have any problem with being the guy whose album people put on when they're feeling sad.
-
I have to be realistic about what I can and can't do. So whatever I do has to really be worth it. I like to master the things I do.
-
Though we may know Him by a thousand names, He is one and the same to us all.
-
I dislike society because conversation exhausts my brain more than silent thought - again, I cannot hold my water long enough for a prolonged conversation.
-
In a marathon, if you run too fast, you get exhausted. If you run too slow, you never make it.
-
After being nearly eradicated from the lower 48 states by the 1960s, bald eagles were re-introduced to the Adirondacks in the 1980s, and I'm proud to report the view from my home indicates they are flourishing in upstate New York.
-
I've been playing old parts forever. I play 93 quite often. When you've done it more than once, you take the hint. I think it's a great burden if you're one of those fantastic stars who've always been beautiful; then I think it's hard.
-
On the one hand, the rich look askance at our continuing poverty - on the other, they warn us against their own methods.
-
In writing a series of stories about the same characters, plan the whole series in advance in some detail, to avoid contradictions and inconsistencies.
-
A good amount of the guys wanted to date me. Even older guys looking at me. It took some getting used to.
-
If you really want to see the face of war, see the faces of survivors.
-
Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
-
There is no buzz like performing for a live audience.
-
Find your own style. Don't spend your savings trying to be someone else. You're not more important, smarter, or prettier because you wear a designer dress.
-
The future of time, of how it's won or lost, endured or enjoyed, expanded or compressed, will depend on how it's valued, not how it's measured.
-
There are competing studies on how much crime drops or doesn't drop when there are strict rules on gun possession and sale. I don't think there's any question that New York City's very tough laws have reduced violence.
-
Eventually, before I die, I hope to have written about every part I've played.
-
It's so great to see a woman dressed in jeans and a lace-up boot with an extraordinary jacket. It's a moment where you do want to mix high and low, and it's not so much about a head-to-toe designer look.
-
The moment one accosts a stranger or is accosted by him is above all in this life the moment of drama... Whoever we meet watches us intently at the quick, strange moment of meeting, to see whether we are disposed to be friendly.
-
I think art is good at looking back and looking forward. I don't think art is good at looking head-on. At the end of the day, people are more important than paintings.
-
Actually I made up the term 'object-oriented', and I can tell you I did not have C++ in mind.
-
My books are easy to read. No folderol.
-
We aren’t going to convince the majority, but we need to do business until Jesus comes.
-
He was so good he would pour rose-water on a toad.
