Jerry Van Dyke Quotes
God knows I tried to make it earlier in life, but with all due respect to myself, nothing I ever did was any good.
Quotes to Explore
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It is in the thirties that we want friends. In the forties we know they won't save us any more than love did.
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Gossip, even when it avoids the sexual, bears around it a faint flavor of the erotic.
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When I was a child, I'd see a movie, I took it for what it was, I enjoyed it. And if I believed it I would tend to be more interested in knowing more about it.
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When I was singing Jamie's Cryin', people were going out of their mind because it was the first time they got to see Eddie, Michael and Alex play those songs. That was a thrill.
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I eat a cheeseburger with French fries almost every day.
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Among irrational animals the love of the offspring and of the parents for each other is extraordinary because God, who created them, compensated for the deficiency of reason by the superiority of their senses.
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It's not that I'm opposed to doing a big-budget action movie. But it has to be the right project.
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I almost took a job in Italy. It was really a great opportunity, but they didn't think I had enough international experience.
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From the spinners, Anil and I have been together for a long time and I respect him a lot.
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We think of the 1950s as an oppressive time in the culture, and indeed it was, but it was also in many ways a more secular moment, and one in which great scientific achievements flourished. I don't want to get too gauzy about this, but there was much more respect for science as a necessary part of society.
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During my theatre days, I was more comfortable doing comedy. It's such an irony. I have always played a buffoon on stage, and yet I don't have any comic role to my credit.
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The handwriting on the wall may be a forgery.
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Someone tried to save my soul in a gas station.
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When I was on a major label I felt obliged to say yes to every interview, tour and whatever else. The label is always telling you, 'This ain't going to last,' so I worked myself half to death. I learnt from that and I like to pace myself now.
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Leadership - mobilization toward a common goal.
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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 journey matters as much as the goal.
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I love things on the decline because that's really the natural progression of our lives. We're born, we're feisty for the first couple of years, and then the inevitable decline begins.
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If anyone has a vested interest in space solar power, it would have to be me.
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The more I know, the more sure I am I know so little. The eternal paradox.
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The will is not free to strive toward whatever is declared good.
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It is impossible to imagine Goethe or Beethoven being good at billiards or golf.
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When I stay focused and honest about who I am and the image that I hope to portray, then I won't find myself stranded in unfamiliar territory chasing money or popularity. If the work that you do is quality, then you'll be rewarded. It's also good to stretch musically within the realm of your ability, but not if it compromises your integrity.
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God knows I tried to make it earlier in life, but with all due respect to myself, nothing I ever did was any good.
