Abbi Jacobson Quotes
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Where are the gains for religious freedom and human rights to justify all the bombings, invasions and wars we have conducted in the lands from Libya to Pakistan - to justify the losses we have endured and the death and suffering we have inflicted?
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Money can't buy everything, but it can buy most of it. Because of money, I could give my parents a comfortable life.
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We overvalue the arts in relation to the sciences.
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It can be frightening to turn your back on what others think is right. But I'm not the same as a lot of people - I'm quite artistic and quite eccentric sometimes. If you honour that, you fit into yourself better - and people accept you for what you are.
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I'm a Canadian. Outside Canada I carry the flag. Canadian nationalism isn't as insidious as American nationalism, though. It's good natured. It's all about maple syrup, not war.
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The first movie my dad ever showed me was 'Predator' – I was five. And I think the second one was 'Jaws.'
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It's only Western civilization that, God forbid, you talk about dying, when it's the only thing we know for certain, right? Everyone's going to die, so what's the big problem? 'Oh, God. Don't talk about it. Don't think about it.' I mean, I'm one of them. I'm not a big fan of talking about dying.
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I want to do an American 'Umbrellas of Cherbourg.'
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That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
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I don't know what the instinct is, to save every report card, every half-sentence scribbled note, but my mother did it pretty effectively, and I've done it to a fare-thee-well.
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I've never been that comfortable talking about myself or about acting.
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Winning the peace is harder than winning the war.
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When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you.
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I don't worry about the things I can't change.
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Before every show, we get into a circle, hold hands, and someone makes a speech. Most bands are too cool for that.
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He has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so.
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There's a monster outside my room, can I have a glass of water?
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Acting is a life experience. I'm always learning things when I'm making a movie. So the fame part of it is fine when you consider what you get out of this job.
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I've laid my friends bare.
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It's good to have certain restrictions sometimes, but it's definitely more fun to play really loud, with distortion.
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Really, when I write a book I'm the only one I have to please. That's the beauty of writing a book instead of a screenplay.
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Writing a page a day doesn't seem like much, but do it for 365 days and you have enough to fill a novel.
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The history of the relationship between comedy and swimming is short indeed. Of course it is always funny when someone falls into water, but that's about it.
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I love comedy, but I was just obsessed with 'SNL' growing up.
