Douglas William Jerrold Quotes
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I don't have any problem with being the guy whose album people put on when they're feeling sad.
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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.
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Though we may know Him by a thousand names, He is one and the same to us all.
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I dislike society because conversation exhausts my brain more than silent thought - again, I cannot hold my water long enough for a prolonged conversation.
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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.
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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.
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On the one hand, the rich look askance at our continuing poverty - on the other, they warn us against their own methods.
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In writing a series of stories about the same characters, plan the whole series in advance in some detail, to avoid contradictions and inconsistencies.
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A good amount of the guys wanted to date me. Even older guys looking at me. It took some getting used to.
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If you really want to see the face of war, see the faces of survivors.
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Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
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There is no buzz like performing for a live audience.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Eventually, before I die, I hope to have written about every part I've played.
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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.
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The fans treated me royally.
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I'm a fighter, not a quitter.
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London has this culture of the theatre that is so big, it was a like a dream - but I never had a thought to be able to play here because my English was not very good. So being given the opportunity to come work here was like a gift.
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When you have very lax parents, you tend to get more conservative kids.
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I firmly believe Americans are far better off under tax reform than they ever were sticking with this old, messed up, outdated tax code.
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Where Americans might coo over a child's most inane remark to boost his confidence, middle-class French parents teach their kids to be concise and amusing, to keep everyone listening.
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He was so good he would pour rose-water on a toad.
