Jo Brand Quotes

The comedian sticks as religiously to her theme as a dancer sticks to a diet.

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• I was not so committed to financial success that I was willing to abandon my principles and priorities. One of the most visible examples of this is our decision to close on Sunday.

  

  S. Truett Cathy
  • Success
  • Decision
  • Financial

• I've struggled with depression before. For me, music was always a very positive way to will myself out of that situation.

  

  Washed Out
  • Music
  • Positive
  • Depression

• I've sort of been an anthropologist of modern America, in a non-academic way. Whether it's Marines or Tupperware salesladies, high end audiophiles or bike couriers, I'm fascinated by the hallmarks of the American tribe.

  

  Hampton Sides
  • American
  • America
  • High

• Music is more emotional than prose, more revolutionary than poetry. I'm not saying I've got the answers, just a of questions that I don't hear other artists asking.

  

  Malcolm Wilson
  • Music
  • Poetry
  • Emotional

• I guess I'm in a state of becoming. Even though I've had a full career and I've been around a long time, it's like dinosaurs are coming back. It's all new. I'm having to be on my own and seeing how exciting life can be now.

  

  Valerie Simpson
  • Life
  • Time
  • Long

• I've got a bunch of books... I rely on funny books and movies to cheer me up. Oh, but I must say, I do have the world's most perfect husband, so a cuddle from him always cheers me up. He's a good guy.

  

  Wendi McLendon-Covey
  • Up
  • World
  • Good

• With aging, you earn the right to be loyal to yourself.

  

  Frances McDormand
  • You
  • Yourself
  • Aging

• Galley Molina's a great inspiration and role model for a lot of young kids out there.

  

  Ja Rule
  • Kids
  • Inspiration
  • Model

• There is no buzz like performing for a live audience.

  

  Jack Wild
  • Live
  • Like
  • Audience

• Playing a plainer role means everything is dependent on the credentials of the actor, not the fact that they are as pretty as Julia Roberts. People start to look at their talent rather than their appearance. And playing the ugly part often means less time in the make-up chair, which is a great benefit on set.

  

  Laura Carmichael
  • People
  • Up
  • Time

• I thought celebrity meant Hollywood, that's it. I began to see that does include Olympians. People have so much respect for Olympians.

  

  Nadia Comaneci
  • People
  • Respect
  • Thought

• Every man must play the part of his ambition. If you are trying to be a successful man, you must play the part.

  

  Orison Swett Marden
  • Trying
  • Man
  • Successful

• I feel bad that I'm the one always blamed for the failure of the space business - even though there are problems with government policy toward the space business.

  

  Yi So-Yeon
  • Business
  • Bad
  • Space

• I have a very strong belief in God.

  

  M. Ward
  • God
  • Strong
  • Belief

• My passion for 'Star Trek' is actually rooted in my love of television and the art of franchise and a premise designed to stick people together that have to figure out what to do.

  

  Dan Harmon
  • People
  • Art
  • Passion

• Each goodly thing is hardest to begin.

  

  Edmund Spenser
  • Hardest
  • Begin
  • Goodly

• Often when you are starting out in comedy, you will find that people will laugh at the things you didn't think were funny. It's important to pay attention also to what people are laughing at when you are just talking in regular conversation. Often that is when you are truly being yourself.

  

  Natasha Leggero
  • People
  • Important
  • Funny

• Disinterested intellectual curiosity is the life blood of real civilization.

  

  G. M. Trevelyan
  • Life
  • Real
  • Blood

• So long as there's a gap in your life, fill it with love.

  

  Amado Nervo
  • Life
  • Love
  • For Him

• When you fully understand the situation, it is worse than you think.

  

  Barry Commoner
  • Think
  • Understand
  • Situation

• The wind breath'd soft as lover's sigh,And, oft renew'd, seem'd oft to die, With breathless pause between,O who, with speech of war and woes,Would wish to break the soft repose Of such enchanting scene!

  

  Walter Scott
  • War
  • Die
  • Wish

• My intent for EPs - and, really, my philosophy on my music - is that every single song has to be worth it.

  

  Jessica Anne Newham
  • Music
  • Song
  • Single

• The comedian sticks as religiously to her theme as a dancer sticks to a diet.

  

  Jo Brand