Abbi Jacobson Quotes
I definitely relate so much to a lot of women in comedy, but I don't love segregating the genders. I'm just as influenced by male comedians as I am female comedians.
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I like to do the splits onstage.
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My love of music comes from as long as I remember. I begged my mum to learn piano for a year when I was 4; she wanted to make sure I was serious, and I wanted to be Chuck Berry when I grew up! We were a very musical family; my mum would play guitar, and her, my dad and aunt would sing and harmonize!
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When a culture has fallen totally away from spiritual pursuits into materialism, one must begin by demonstrating they are each a soul, not a material animal.
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Execution as punishment is barbaric and unnecessary.
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When I was 14, I was a passenger in a terrible accident.
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I congratulate you, my fellow-citizens, upon the high state of prosperity to which the goodness of Divine Providence has conducted our common country.
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I just want to live on the road. I can't understand artists that don't want to perform and, like, get on stage and do their songs for all their fans every night. If I'm not performing every night, I get totally depressed. I know that sounds really weird, but I hate sitting at home and not having a 1 A.M. performance now. It kills me.
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When you commit to something and have fun with it, it appreciates you, the gift, and it starts to help you out.
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For clothes and accessories, I love my friend's boutique; One by One and UT.LAB for shoes.
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You'll be fooled if you only get your hip-hop from the mainstream, you know. The things that move people are not just found in the mainstream cultures. And when we talk about hip-hop in general, hip-hop's basically preoccupied with life.
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Don't underestimate your opponent, but don't overestimate them, either.
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It is indeed hard for the strong to be just to the weak, but acting justly always has its rewards.
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I've had two fights in my life. Both times I threw one punch, and both times I broke my hand! I really am a stranger to the world of fighting.
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I've never met a woman who thinks they've got a good enough figure - however perfect they look - which is sad, because no one else can see these perceived flaws; they're entirely internal.
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Nothing can make you more humble than pain.
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Increase of material comforts, it may be generally laid down, does not in any way whatsoever conduce to moral growth.
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If you've got a big gut and you start doing sit-ups, you are going to get bigger because you build up the muscle. You've got to get rid of that fat! How do you get rid of fat? By changing your diet.
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Sometimes you lose sight of what's going on around you.
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Never feel that a piece of criticism or advice is too much trouble to give, or that it exceeds your province.
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I always write authors after I read their books. I've been doing it for years. I write a formal letter and send it to them in care of their agent. My mother always taught us to write thank you notes, and if an author puts themselves out there, they like to hear that their book connected with someone.
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I don't like stepping on other people's toes, but with my size 15 shoes, people step on mine sometimes.
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The good thing from my perspective is that nobody puts any pressure on me to say what it's going to be. The backers accept that they don't know what they are going to get.
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Always remember, me dear, whether you're listening to a tale or telling one: Every penny piece that's struck has two sides to it.
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I definitely relate so much to a lot of women in comedy, but I don't love segregating the genders. I'm just as influenced by male comedians as I am female comedians.
