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Gillian Jacobs Quotes

I never pursued anything but acting. But as a kid, I was really interested in the Supreme Court. I wanted to to be a Supreme Court justice, but didn't want to be a lawyer. I just wanted to go straight to being a justice.

Gillian Jacobs

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actress
Nationality: american
Birth: October 19, 1982

Topics

Justice Lawyer Acting Go Want Never

Every President that went to China, I would meet them and have dinner and talk about the past and the future. That was in the '70s.

Jet Li

Future Past Dinner Meet Talk China

Climate change is a controversial subject, right? People will debate whether there is climate change... that's a whole political debate that I don't want to get into. I want to talk about the frequency of extreme weather situations, which is not political.

Andrew Cuomo

Change People Weather Political Want

When I did see the story of Persephone, I was really drawn to it. Persephone, the goddess of spring, was kept from Olympus by her mother, Demeter, because Demeter was very worried that the gods of Olympus would do something terrible to her.

Meg Cabot

Mother Spring Story Goddess See Her

In the India I was growing up in, history wasn't really a wise career option. People would joke and say, 'History's okay, but what's your actual job?' I didn't come from a privileged background and couldn't afford to be irresponsible, so I did the pragmatic thing and did a MBA.

Amish Tripathi

History Job Wise People Growing Up

If you look at most successful startups, they're run by people in their mid to late forties, who've gone through the trenches multiple times and had multiple failures, so they understand.

Tony Fadell

People You Look Late Run Understand

Well, I probably, I guess first became aware of the whole, what I call the nuclear complex or weapons work those kinds of things, right out of law school.

Tom Udall

Work School Law First Right Out

I've written some songs that are pretty scary, but 'Jessica,' 'Ramblin' Man,' and 'Blue Sky' are happy songs. That's the way I wrote them: have-fun tunes to make you feel good.

Dickey Betts

Good Sky Man Blue Happy Feel Good

Winners don't believe in fate like others do. They simply cannot accept defeat.

David Silva

Believe Fate Defeat Accept Winners

We stress out over things we can't control. So if something is a stressor, you can just simply take the power away from it by focusing on something else.

Christen Press

Power Stress Control You Over Out

The Iraqis need help establishing a government. We have to provide them with security.

Brent Scowcroft

Government Help Security Need Them

From shoes that are a size too small to a dress that doesn't fit quite right, there are incredible pieces in most wardrobes that have never been worn.

Brad Goreski

Shoes Dress Small Never Right Size

The president is 100 percent for extending the tax cuts for 98.7 percent of small businesses.

Austan Goolsbee

Small Tax President Percent Tax Cuts