Jack Roy (Rodney Dangerfield) Quotes
My wife had her drivers’ test the other day. She got 8 out of 10. The other 2 guys jumped clear.
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I've always had better luck learning things on my own. And I really love the challenge of doing it yourself and kind of being alone against the system.
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A sack is way better than any nightclub. A touchdown is way better than any bar experience I've ever had.
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Acting is doing. It's not speaking; it's behavior. It's something happening, even if you're only listening.
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Art is subjective. I'm not looking for people's praise.
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I divide criticism into two categories - one coming from those who understand music, who are worthy of being critical because they are knowledgeable about what they are saying; and then there is another category of people who would criticise you anyway, whether your work is good or bad.
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When I was little, we had a Golden Book that had all these Disney characters in one portrait on the first page. My dad used to read from it every night. We'd play this game of find Pluto or find Donald Duck. He'd read us stories and do all the voices. Those are great memories.
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Be skeptical of concepts that divorce war from its political nature, particularly those that promise fast, cheap victory through technology.
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I feel I will always have that spirit bear with me, so I will always feel protected.
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I choose to focus on the positive.
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I'm very thankful that I can make people happy just by signing my name.
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Dread lord and cousin, may the almighty preserve your reverence and lordship in long life and good fortune.
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My work always presents problems in our society. Those problems may be anything from injustice to freedom, and everything related to humanity.
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You never get quite down to the bottom of the barrel, but we are much higher than that at the present time. There is quite a lot left in the barrel that could be explained by them. If they have some weapons, if they have some anthrax, they should deliver that.
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We grow small trying to be great.
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I'm very, very focused on my children. In fact, I'm very religious about having breakfast with them every morning, having dinner with them every evening, and spend all the weekends with them that I don't work. So as long as I'm not traveling, I'm always with them and I go to their soccer and tennis matches.
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Books are like imprisoned souls till someone takes them down from a shelf and frees them.
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Age, like distance lends a double charm.
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Well I'm not a novelist. I've only written one book and that is a memoir.
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I always felt of myself as a composer, performer, improviser. I've never called myself a jazz man. I make art.
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When I first arrived, I likened Congress to being back in school again as a freshman. Well, just like school, we have an 'August recess,' but don't let the name fool you - it's not even close to a vacation.
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Righteousness and faith certainly are instrumental in moving mountains - if moving mountains accomplishes God's purposes and is in accordance with His will.
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My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character.
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People have said, 'Why don't you make your own company like Chan-wook Park has his own company,' but my head is full of writing and directing and I don't feel like I want to run a company. That's not really within my personality as well.
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My wife had her drivers’ test the other day. She got 8 out of 10. The other 2 guys jumped clear.
