Jeremy Taylor Quotes
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Life in California is beautiful.
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My kids always say to me, 'Can we watch TV?' I say, 'Absolutely!' because then I can get something done. But then they say, and I wait for it, 'But can you watch with us?' My moment of freedom vanishes. So not only do I not think TV's that great and I hate sitting in front of it, but I have to with them.
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Man can never be a woman's equal in the spirit of selfless service with which nature has endowed her.
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I am prepared to do whatever I can do and whatever is reasonable to make sure that it is Hillary who makes it to the White House and not Trump.
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Maturity - among other things, the unclouded happiness of the child at play, who takes it for granted that he is at one with his play-mates.
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Wait a minute, I'm a fan of yours; you can't be a fan of mine!
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My parents' divorce made an important change in my life. It affected me. After that, when I can't play Wimbledon, it was tough. For one month I was outside the world.
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'SNL' doesn't have a traditional writer's room. On Monday, there's the pitch meeting with the guest, and I played that like it was stand-up.
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Heartless zealotry, whether from the religious right or from the teachers' union on the left, is always troubling.
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Remain close to government and away from politics. It means deal more with the authorities. And less with individuals.
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What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
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I feel very close to Maryann Plunkett and Jay O. Sanders.
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What I value in books is lucidity. I want the language to be rich; I love lexical fireworks on the page, but I have to know what it means. I want to be surprised and delighted, not merely baffled.
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I just get silly inside my head and I start to think about something and in my head I start twisting it around, contorting it and envisioning it in different ways.
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Happiness is an attitude of mind, born of the simple determination to be happy under all outward circumstances.
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In the '60s, I did many satirical portraits of dictators.
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You know you're getting old when all the names in your black book have M. D. after them.
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I choose work with the people I like to work with.
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I listen to music a lot, if I need to get into a particular space. I do stretching and breathing, and take time to mostly be quiet and find the stillness. I think that's important.
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Look under the 'Love and Friendship' section and see dozens of cards designed for women to send to women, most bashing men, and virtually none saying anything loving about men.
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Friendship requires a steady, constant, and unchangeable character, a person that is uniform in his intimacy.
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Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.
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It's okay to forgive yourself immediately and for good.
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Secrecy is the chastity of friendship.
