Joyce Grenfell Quotes
There is no such thing as the pursuit of happiness, but there is the discovery of joy.
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Don't be surprised if you find me doing some charity work in another country.
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Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.
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I investigated post-traumatic stress disorder. I've been to a unit where people are suffering from it, and I read a lot of literature. I looked at footage of soldiers in the combat zone. I found 'Restrepo' to be unbelievably useful.
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Learning should be a joy and full of excitement. It is life's greatest adventure; it is an illustrated excursion into the minds of the noble and the learned.
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I have a few homes, and Los Angeles is certainly one of them.
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In the early '90s, it was grunge; everybody was fully clothed. Alanis Morissette was one of the biggest artists in the world, never wore makeup, wearing Doc Marten boots, and then the Spice Girls turn up, and suddenly it all looks a bit burlesque; suddenly they're the biggest band in the world.
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Having children with someone is the real bond.
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It is guaranteed to put all teeth on edge, including George Washington's, wherever they might be.
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Television is apparently the enemy of nuance. But nuance is essential for a thoughtful discussion.
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Look to the Bible and not your feelings as the basis of the Christian life.
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(The Giants) completely dominated us the first go-around. We have a lot at stake and I know the Giants do, too. I think it's a big deal that you play the 15th game of the year and it's for something important. ... I get uptight because you worry about having to play the Giants. I don't like doing that, but we got a lot riding on it and I know New York does too.
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I can't tell you how excited I am to be a part of an organization that's committed to winning.
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It's scary but as an actress it is my job to be vulnerable, so I try to just embrace it and focus on the things I can control.
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Nothing flatters a man as much as the happiness of his wife; he is always proud of himself as the source of it.
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Happiness itself is sufficient excuse. Beautiful things are right and true; so beautiful actions are those pleasing to the gods. Wise men have an inward sense of what is beautiful, and the highest wisdom is to trust this intuition and be guided by it. The answer to the last appeal of what is right lies within a man's own breast. Trust thyself.
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Leisure of itself gives pleasure and happiness and enjoyment of life, which are experienced, not by the busy man, but by those who have leisure.
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Needless to say, I have more no-hitters than Nolan Ryan.
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There is no such thing as the pursuit of happiness, but there is the discovery of joy.
