Abbi Jacobson Quotes
I'm from outside Philadelphia, a town called Wayne, which is, like, 25 minutes northwest.
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If 'Chicago Fire' goes for a long run, maybe I'll look for a place, but in my line of work, you can't throw your eggs into one basket because you might have to move. I'm not big on 'things,' though, so I don't own TVs, couches or cars because I wouldn't know where to put them.
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China, frankly, can be an opportunity for Africa based on the huge infrastructure deficit on the continent, but what needs to happen is that governments and citizens have to build internal ownership of the need of good governance, transparency, accountability, for respect for the environment.
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I don't get irrational about it, but I do have a deeply-rooted competitive spirit. Not necessarily towards other people, but towards any obstacle that I set for myself.
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When you work with somebody for a long period of time, you develop a shorthand with everything.
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I don't want people to know what I'm actually like. It's not good for an actor.
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Being in my best shape, my conditioning, it's something I pride myself in.
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Turkey is a safe country. Stay there.
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Normally, I don't like explaining songs. I don't want to kill anyone's interpretation or the story they want to make for themselves.
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What's great about working on a sitcom is that I spend so much time with people who are in other fields as well, such as writing, directing, and/or camera operating. Being on set is like being on a playground. I go from one thing to the next, and I've learned so much and hope to continue learning.
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We must get to the point in our lives. What is the point? To become a new kind of man or woman, having inner command and outer excellence.
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You cannot survive if you do not know the past.
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It's funny how people who ain't never been down there can think that America is so fair and that we should be alright. It's funny that the people who have their foot on our neck are telling us, 'Get up. What's wrong with you?'
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I just have to concentrate on doing what I do.
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Everyone agrees to that; but when we come to define truth, dissension starts.
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If I wasn't a writer, I would probably be a watchmaker. I like putting puzzles together, and that is what a watch is, figuring out how all the gears and everything else works together. I'm patient and good at focusing on a single task.
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I really am profoundly grateful just in general in my life. I've had an embarrassing amount of good fortune.
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I don't play video games. My husband does. He plays sometimes the football, and every once in a while when he gets bored, he'll do a little boxing in there. He gets into the football. You can trade players, and he keeps up with the whole aspect of the game, not just the game. He's a fanatic.
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I've always really enjoyed sharing my work with others. I find it really hard if I don't think the work will exist outside of my own apartment.
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I'd like my coffin to be a camera obscura so I can see what's going on outside.
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On a personal level, I love the idea of hosting an awards show. I think that sounds like kind of a fun thing to do.
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It only looks like I get to eat a lot of food on TV. I really just get the one bite and the crew and guests eat everything else.
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Within a few weeks of coming back from filming 'Lemonade Mouth,' I got these scripts, and 'Terra Nova' was the one that stuck out. I was like, 'Oh my gosh'.
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I'm from outside Philadelphia, a town called Wayne, which is, like, 25 minutes northwest.
