Abbi Jacobson Quotes
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I cannot summon up inspiration; I myself am summoned.
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I write in a small office at home.
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Limit to courage? There is no limit to courage.
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In so much of politics you're not allowed to disagree with what's been agreed.
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What's upsetting about an autobiography is that the final chapter is always missing. I mean, you want the death, don't you?
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The marketability, the success of a book, ultimately rests with whether or not people will find the concept/characters/title/cover appealing.
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The fun thing about doing origin stories is you are introducing the audience to characters.
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I'd feel guilty just doing gags.
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The investigation into the possible effects of cosmic rays on living organisms will also offer great interest.
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Nobody deserves your tears, but whoever deserves them will not make you cry.
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I spent a lot of time with a crown on my head.
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You kind of forget he's Peter Jackson in a way because he's so normal; he's lovely. It's like having a friend direct you, except it's Peter Jackson.
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I try to keep myself as normal as possible. Stardom is transient. People forget you after a while.
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When the word 'morality' comes up in connection with economics, income distribution and financial stability are usually the issues. Is it moral for rich countries to use such a high proportion of the world's resources or for investment bankers to earn large bonuses?
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Disneyland is a work of love. We didn't go into Disneyland just with the idea of making money.
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I hardly ever go to the movies.
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Ignorance is not bliss, but in my case, that was.
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I don't worry too much about the fundamentalist principles that are in almost any discussion about jazz.
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First I wanted to be a veterinarian. And then I realized you had to give them shots to put them to sleep, so I decided I'd just buy a bunch of animals and have them in my house instead.
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You can eff off, too," I say, except I don't say eff, I say what 'eff' stands for.
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I'm interested in the way the whole cultural landscape can shift over time. Okay, this will seem like a silly example, but look at the whole discourse around "selling out," a concept people say is irrelevant because there's no more distinction between mainstream and underground, inside and outside (which I don't really believe, but that's another issue).
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One lives but once in the world.
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To a visitor who asked to become his disciple the Master said, 'You may live with me, but don't become my follower.' 'Whom, then, shall I follow?' 'No one. The day you follow someone you cease to follow Truth.'
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I'm not super, super religious. If this is okay to say, I'm more culturally Jewish.
