Howard Jacobson Quotes

Box-set culture inclines to the hyperbolic.

Howard Jacobson

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I don't see anyone avoiding the Stones because DJs make jokes about them being a part of the Geritol set. All it does is make the DJs look stupid.

Joe Perry

StupidLookSeeJokesBeingStones

I'm so different to the roles I play, and perhaps that's why they are appealing to me as an actor. But I would never want to inhabit my characters' shoes in real life.

Jennifer Jason Leigh

LifeShoesMePlayWantWhy

I certainly wouldn't want to be the man who was compared to John Ritter through my eyes.

Amy Yasbeck

EyesManWantThroughWhoJohn

I mean, I tend to do my own thing, and that usually crosses purposes with everyone around me.

Shirley Manson

MeMy OwnMeanEveryoneOwnAround

It's time to update our workplace policies to reflect the realities of the 21st-century labor force and to support modern working families. It's time to continue our nation's long commitment to supporting unemployed workers by extending emergency unemployment compensation.

Tom Perez

TimeCommitmentSupportLongLabor

I love getting dressed up doing the whole premiere look.

Josh Hutcherson

LoveDoingLookDressedUpWhole

Most ideas don't work out. Almost all ideas don't work out. So it's okay if yours didn't work out.

Astro Teller

WorkIdeasOkayOutWork OutAlmost

President Kennedy was a voracious reader and was forever coming up with fascinating bits of information.

Pierre Salinger

InformationPresidentComingUpBits

It's very unlikely that we're going to send more troops to Iraq. We are going to have to train the Iraqis faster and harder.

Richard Lugar

TrainMoreGoingFasterSendHarder

When you're the cash cow that lays the golden goose egg, people are always going to cheer you on, whatever.

Noel Gallagher

PeopleEggYouCowGoldenWhatever

I have read descriptions of Paradise that would make any sensible person stop wanting to go there.

Montesquieu

ParadiseStopPersonGoWantingAny

For breakfast, I make an amazing protein shake with fruit, Greek yogurt, protein powder, flaxseed oil and honey. It's a nice way to get a healthy start and a little bit of sweetness, too.

Lindy Booth

BreakfastAmazingFruitStartHoney

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