Jack Roy (Rodney Dangerfield) Quotes

I came from a real tough neighborhood. Why, every time I shut the window I hurt somebody's fingers.

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• I believe that stories find writers, writers don't find stories. With the 'Pendragon' series, I actually had multiple story ideas and decided that instead of writing them individually, I would create a character whose journey would thread them all together.

  

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• I think the market should reward banks that have been transparent in recognising their problems. I think the tendency of banks to hide the problem assets over a period of three or four years should not be allowed.

  

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• The first thing to do in life is to do with purpose what one purposes to do.

  

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• To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.

  

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• I try to basically keep my opinions to myself when it comes to people who are charged with crimes that I don't know anything about.

  

  Oprah Winfrey
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• In our fast-forward culture, we have lost the art of eating well. Food is often little more than fuel to pour down the hatch while doing other stuff - surfing the Web, driving, walking along the street. Dining al desko is now the norm in many workplaces. All of this speed takes a toll. Obesity, eating disorders and poor nutrition are rife.

  

  Carl Honore
  • Art
  • Culture
  • Food

• When Captain America is in a room full of Marvel superheroes, he is always Top Dog, even though his powers are pretty modest. He could be stood next to Thor, Iron Man, whoever. He is the one that everyone looks up to. To me, that is Superman, too. Even de-powered in the Legion arc, he was still Superman. Still Top Dog.

  

  Gary Frank
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• Having a place out of the city is a shortcut toward the mental reset I need.

  

  Rachel Maddow
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• If I'm saying a universal truth, but maybe it's something that people don't feel comfortable saying... It's a strange take, but at the same time, what you're hitting on is kind of right. You can relate. That's the heart of comedy. You have to have a point of view. You gotta commit. And the more you commit to it, sometimes the funnier it gets.

  

  Vince Vaughn
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  • Time
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• I am Lebanese, and I know the interests of my country.

  

  Najib Mikati
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• I'm always really curious about, you know, 'How do you deal with success psychologically?' and all this stuff.

  

  Flume
  • Success
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• I didn't want to do a zoo show. I didn't want to do a study of someone with mental illness. I just wanted to show someone who was trying to live their life.

  

  Daniel Craig
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• I don't subscribe to the idea that if you don't have the body you want, you can't be proud of the body you have. I think you can do both.

  

  Zach Anner
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• I don't want people following me around, everywhere I go, people talking to me and stuff. I don't want to be walking down the street with a bodyguard. I don't think that will be an issue playing in L.A.

  

  Zack Greinke
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  • Walking

• I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own.

  

  Jackson Pollock
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  • Art
  • Fear

• My voice and the styles and genres I sing all express my appreciation for what I hear.

  

  K. D. Lang
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• My first book, 'Running Loose', was censored back in 1983 or '84. Every book I've written since has been censored somewhere.

  

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  • Book
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• I think it's a shame when people don't see the funny, thoughtful Mark that I know. He is incredibly sensitive and really cares about what other people need and want and really wants to be able to make someone else's day. And that's the Mark that I see.

  

  Priscilla Chan
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• If, in the name of liberty, we allow individuals to act in a way that damages the wellbeing of the whole, it will inevitably mean the breakdown of mutuality, thereby changing the very nature of our society.

  

  David Blunkett
  • Nature
  • Society

• It's crucial that we keep care for our seniors a priority.

  

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• Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt. The more stupid the man, the larger his stock of adamantine assurances, the heavier his load of faith.

  

  H. L. Mencken
  • Believe
  • Men
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• I came from a real tough neighborhood. Why, every time I shut the window I hurt somebody's fingers.

  

  Jack Roy
  • Time
  • Real
  • Why