James Thurber Quotes
The dog has got more fun out of Man than Man has got out of the dog, for the clearly demonstrable reason that Man is the more laughable of the two animals.
Quotes to Explore
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I have worked with some great directors.
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I'm just a black hole for stuff. No one should ever hand me anything, because I get so easily distracted. I'll be like, 'Oh, look, something shiny!' I'm glad I never learned how to drive. I would be really dangerous.
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I don't think I'm that intelligent. I think I'm semi-intelligent.
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I don't want or need to gain respect with what I do off the court. I want respect for what I do on the court.
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We hope the stories of the 14 kids in 'American High' provide something for many people to relate to.
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I would definitely like to start a family because it's the most important thing in the world and what you should take care of, along with your friends and the people you love.
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I saw what the Depression was doing to my students. Often they could get no jobs, or jobs which were wholly inadequate. And through them, I began to understand how deeply political and economic events could affect men's lives. I began to feel the need to participate more fully in the life of the community.
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I was the 'no one understands me' teenager. But I think truly I've realized now that I didn't understand a thing myself. So I just had some livin' to do.
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If I'm preparing for something and I've got a huge day the next day, I have to get into character the night before to assess the scene. I can't assess a scene unless I'm in character, if that makes sense.
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My beauty secret is... nothing! I don't drink too much water. I don't eat very well. Sometimes I cheat and grab some chocolate. The best thing is to eat what you want, but not very much.
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In midlife, we're as dumb as we get.
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I've always had a dream of owning a restaurant.
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I love the color pink. It makes a bold statement.
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I was known for singing romantic songs to women, but I can also be that guy talking about why you can't be the only girl for me.
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Before I got into grad school, I used to work as a deck hand on these ferry boats in San Francisco, and they did day tours. It wasn't a bad job. I made decent money. But you were sitting down all day, tying up the boat, wiping it down. For some guys, that's a dream job, but for me it was kind of torture.
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I grew up in a joint family of 60 people with one kitchen. So I am a firm believer in the family concept.
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I'm not an ambitious person, there is no ambition in my life. I have a mission in my life. And my mission is to serve my country. And when I am working for my state, it means I am working for my country, or my nation.
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I like to have friends in the kitchen and make a big mess and use every pot in the kitchen.
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Oil is ancient wealth in the ground.
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Here on Earth, we're exposed to asteroids hitting the Earth, eventual changes in the Sun, changes in the Earth's climate, things we're doing to the Earth's climate. If we want to survive, we need to become a multi-planet species. That's further down the road, but the first wave is going to be the explorers.
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It is, in other words, time for a national oil change. That is apparent to anyone who has looked at our national dipstick.
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If you start your own thing, you can learn a lot really fast from doing things wrong.
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I am a sick man...I am a spiteful man. An unattractive man. I think that my liver hurts.
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The dog has got more fun out of Man than Man has got out of the dog, for the clearly demonstrable reason that Man is the more laughable of the two animals.
