Jim Gaffigan Quotes
Comedians kind of write what comes to them. You can give yourself little assignments, but it's what inspires you.
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Art is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers... What we call art is a game.
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Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.
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The soul is part of the body. The mind is part of the body. When folks do physical violence to black people, to black bodies in this country, the soul as we construe it is damaged, too - the mind is damaged, too.
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I'm in love with music, and I'm pregnant by it. It's like having twins. Or triplets. Or eight-lets!
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When I graduated college, I had a fairly successful weekly club gig and was buying more studio equipment and writing my own music. I realized I didn't want to work.
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Actually, I majored in marketing and I have a bachelor of science.
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I am at war... with the principal personage of traditional philosophy, that abstract subject who masquerades as everyone and anyone, but is really a male subject in disguise.
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The migratory phenomenon exists, and Europe will have to face it together. The only alternative is a 'beggar-thy-neighbor' solution, in which countries try to load the problem off on their neighbors.
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Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
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I just work hard and do things as they come along. But it has been a challenge to learn that I have to say 'no' to things and to know how and what to prioritize.
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The more you work with anyone, the more comfortable and safe you feel. The more you have an understanding.
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My children are grown now, they are more independent.
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If I don't think about it, it won't drive me crazy.
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In the sudden absence of husbands, fathers, brothers and beaus, white Southern women discovered a newfound freedom - one that simultaneously granted them more power in relationships and increased their likelihood of heartbreak.
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Classical music only really came into my life in 1969. I wish I had heard classical music and church music when I was a teenager or even as a child.
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It's a challenge to do satire when the thing you're satirizing is almost beyond satire, but I think that's a challenge for everybody.
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The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.
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Estque pati poenam quam meruisse minus.
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My overall plan for Instagram is to continue to create a tool that will inspire people to use their visual voice.
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I don't want to just preach to the church. I feel like I have a broader message.
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Joy, rather than happiness, is the goal of life, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings. It is based on the experience of one's identity as a being of worth and dignity.
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My men have sometimes failed to take a position, but to defend one, never!
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It's very rare that publications double their frequency.
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Comedians kind of write what comes to them. You can give yourself little assignments, but it's what inspires you.
