Virginia Woolf Quotes
One has to secrete a jelly in which to slip quotations down people's throats - and one always secretes too much jelly.
Quotes to Explore
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I like the term 'misunderstood.' But I am a bit of a bad boy.
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If you have not been a villain at a certain point in time, you will never be a hero. And the day you are a hero, you may become a villain the next day.
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We tend in this country to talk about Democrats and Republicans, and think there's little group over there called Independents that's maybe 2%. That is not the case, and it has not been the case for most of modern American history.
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I'm easily entertained.
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It is the original idea that is unique, not the object itself.
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Write for yourself. That's it. And write every day.
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One of the side benefits of staying in the closet is you can have a much bigger career.
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It was in the Papal States that I studied the Roman Question. I traveled over every part of the country; I conversed with men of all opinions, examined things very closely, and collected my information on the spot.
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Every season I try to top myself, and push it a little further.
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People love my collard greens. They love my macaroni and cheese. They love the gumbo. They love my Jamaican jerk or my Jamaican curry chicken. They love the jerk, though. And they love my Mexican food.
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Your belief system saturates the space around you.
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My brother is really, really slow.
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The soldier who gropes for glory must submit himself to discipline. Subordination gives strength and security to an army. He that will not submit to it when corrected and improved by the experience of ages does not deserve the proud appellation of a soldier.
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Yeah, I like to have fun - I think that's a good way to live. I think you're better at your job if you like it.
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When I was 11, I decided to start rapping, playing guitar, and writing songs. Everything really blossomed from there.
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I grew up in New York.
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I do have a television over there - it was a gift - but I never turn it on. I'd rather read a book.
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I feel like there should be a statute of limitations on scoring political points on the tragedy that was Hurricane Katrina.
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I'm not totally sure what I want to be doing, but it's so fun to be on 'SNL' because you get exposed to so many different people and so many different experiences. It's a cool, lucky way to break into the business.
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I knew I was a good singer - I've been singing my whole life, so I was comfortable enough with that - I felt like I could compensate with not being great on guitar.
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When I tell a woman you really need to quit your soul-sucking job, she goes home, and she can tell her husband, 'I need to quit,' and he's like, 'O.K., let's do it.'
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My music is inspired by my life: the people in my life, the people I have relationships with, the people I love, the people that make me feel something.
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What's the trick to writing a good bad guy? Well, for me, it's always been the idea that you pit yourself against authority, you know? I think that's what it takes - and then you can write villainous characters.
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One has to secrete a jelly in which to slip quotations down people's throats - and one always secretes too much jelly.
