Jo Brand Quotes
Once you get labelled, people expect you to behave within the very narrow confines of that label.
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You go to a theater now and you literally see parents watching the movie and they suddenly cover their kid's ears. I figured I'd make one movie where they didn't have to do this.
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These rules may seem simple enough, but it will require great morale and physical courage to adhere to them. But if carried out in the strict sense of the word it will surely lead to a greater success than could otherwise be attained.
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Christmas is, of course, the time to be home - in heart as well as body.
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I can give you a six-word formula for success: Think things through - then follow through.
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It used to hurt me that people thought I didn't have the technique and the temperament to play Test cricket.
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I never try to follow a trend or fashion.
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The defiance of established authority, religious and secular, social and political, as a world-wide phenomenon may well one day be accounted the outstanding event of the last decade.
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I started riding the whole 'fluffy' train, and it's a cute word and socially a lot more acceptable than someone saying is fat or obese. If you call a girl 'fat,' yo, she'll raise hell, but if you say, 'Aw girl, look at you, you're fluffy,' there's almost a sexy appeal to it.
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If I were to work with my mom, I probably would not want her to play my mom. That would get too real.
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I don't expect to live forever, but I do intend to hang on as long as possible.
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I need talk more, call people out. It's not who I am, but I feel I need to do this more to bring more attention for me.
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Gustafsson is a stud, man. He's a good fighter.
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I've found that you don't need to wear a necktie if you can hit.
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Music was always part of my life - my mother says I came out singing. I wanted to be Gene Kelly - or Judy Garland.
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Soccer matches should be something special, something people eagerly look forward to, something that brightens life.
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Our growing, robust economy is able to provide the average American citizen access to the best social program there is - a steady job.
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I was in Paris, Milan and London from '89 until '91, and I did mostly runway modeling. I know there's so many people out there looking for pictures, but this was way before the age of the Internet, sorry!
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There is a fascination with the idea that one has 'seen someone else do something' before one can achieve it. Maybe that's true in some cases, but clearly it is not a requirement. I knew what I wanted to do.
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Monogamy is desirable for many reasons, especially in creating a stable, emotionally connected home for children. But judging from centuries of human behavior, it is also a very difficult standard to meet.
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Never assume, no matter how strong the temptation, that other people are low-life lying manipulators without a shred of human decency.
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Am I a romantic? I've seen 'Wuthering Heights' ten times. I'm a romantic.
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This next song is only dedicated to beautiful people here tonight. That means all of you. Thank you for coming along... and making this a great occasion.
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There are people who are excitable by nature and allow themselves to become angry for the most trivial of reasons. Judo can help such people learn to control themselves. Through training, they quickly realize that anger is a waste of energy, that it has only negative effects on the self and others.
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Once you get labelled, people expect you to behave within the very narrow confines of that label.
