Jim Cooper Quotes

Aging nations have arteries clogged with obsolete laws, slowing blood flow and preventing oxygen from reaching all parts of the body politic. Physicians call this arteriosclerosis; historians see decline of empire.

Jim Cooper

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AgingBodyBloodFlowSeeEmpire

I was happier going back to my roots: training like men do in my hometown of Pittsburgh. Back home the guys in the gyms don't lift to look good; they're lifting to lift. They do it because they want to squat more and bench more.

Joe Manganiello

GoodHomeMenTrainingRootsLook

When you go out on a football field, you are responsible for taking care of yourself. The more rules you get, the less players truly take care of themselves.

Jim Brown

FootballYourselfCareTake CareYou

I thought I was going to be hired as a contributor, but 'The Daily Show' was like, 'Nah, it's an election year, we want you to come over here and work full-time.'

Jessica Williams

WorkDailyThoughtYearYouWant

The guard rails on a highway may restrict some folks from driving the way they want, but those rules mostly end up saving the lives of those other drivers who understand that living in a society means behaving in a commonly beneficial way.

Steven Weber

SocietyEndDrivingRulesLivingUp

When I was at school, most people were planning on going to university and becoming doctors or lawyers. I wanted to be a singer, and I was laughed at. It was tough, but I never let anything stop me.

Mollie King

SchoolPeopleMeToughPlanning

You don't sign up to 'Trainspotting' expecting glamour.

Jonny Lee Miller

YouGlamourUpSignExpecting

People recognize certain things, like 'D' means 'this dialogue stinks.' We're dealing with shows that are written here, shot in New York and posted back here. Accurate communication is a necessity.

Dick Wolf

CommunicationNew YorkPeopleBack

Eddie Izzard is absolutely brilliant. I would love to write something for him.

Bruce Vilanch

LoveBrilliantWriteHimSomething

I've had three marriages end in disaster. Lynne knew the score when she married me. It was always just a matter of time before she became the fourth ex-Mrs. Peter Sellers.

Peter Sellers

TimeMeEndThreeMatterShe

I'm not trying to overcome my father or fill his shoes or reach any kind of level that he did. We're talking about a Mozart of rock music.

Sean Lennon

FatherMusicShoesReachTalking

People go on Snapchat - I don't understand it. It's the first app I felt, 'Oh no, I'm out of touch with burgeoning technology. I'm not 16!'

Thomas Middleditch

TechnologyPeopleGoUnderstandOut

Those who had demanded no more than an end to the bombing of North Vietnam and a commitment to negotiations saw their demands being realized, and lapsed into silence.

Noam Chomsky

CommitmentSilenceEndMoreVietnam

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