Jo Brand Quotes
I think it's difficult, if you're a quite private person like I am, to write about your life very intimately.
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I dislike society because conversation exhausts my brain more than silent thought - again, I cannot hold my water long enough for a prolonged conversation.
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It was my mother's idea. Her feeling was that I didn't have the intelligence to pick a trade myself.
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The lack of a consistent policy from major economies is the main source of volatility.
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I learned that when you stand up for what you believe in, you'll get a lot of support. But there are always going to be negative things said about you.
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There's an energy in an urban core that you just don't get anywhere else.
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I was the youngest and on my own a lot. I think this probably taught me independence and how to be okay with my own company. Also, it meant I read a lot.
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Black women as a group have never been fools. We couldn't afford to be.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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I write a book a year while creating TV and film projects. And being a writer isn't just writing: I have to chase down paychecks and manage foreign tax payments. I maintain a vibrant relationship with readers and bloggers. And when it comes to Hollywood, I typically have to have fifteen business meetings in the hopes that one leads to a project.
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I used to buy records in high school. Mainly dancehall: Super Cat, Buju Banton.
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I try to play my game and that's being emotional because I'm that kind of guy.
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To stay a great singer or guitar player, you've got to do it 24/7. That's what I do.
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I can't imagine a person becoming a success who doesn't give this game of life everything he's got.
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But when I direct I become possessed, a possession I've never quite understood.
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He is lost who is possessed by carnal desire.
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Ask the right questions if you're to find the right answers.
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Growing new limbs, copying internal organs like a Xerox machine, exponential increases in computing power, better eyes and ears - I could read stories like this endlessly.
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I think metal and horror definitely go hand in hand. Even when you go to a horror convention and meet the fans, nine out of 10 times if they're not wearing some sort of horror shirt, they're wearing a shirt with a metal band on it.
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Our deepest wishes are whispers of our authentic selves. We must learn to respect them. We must learn to listen.
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I have been very fortunate in my life. I have had a lot of happiness. I have a great family and I work a lot, and that's what I like to do.
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The first time I fired up a car, felt the engine shudder and the wheel come to life in my hands, I was hooked. It was a feeling I can't describe. I still get it every time I get into a race car.
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Such philosophy as shall not vanish in the fume of subtile, sublime, or delectable speculation but shall be operative to the endowment and betterment of man's life.
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I think it's difficult, if you're a quite private person like I am, to write about your life very intimately.
