Jack Dee Quotes

I had a longing for ritual, something I could cling to, a routine to make me feel well and contented. I hoped that reading Bible commentaries and theological critiques would nudge me closer to some kind of absolute that I could hold up as a torch to light my way.

Jack Dee

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: comedian
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: September 24, 1962

Topics

LightMeBibleReadingFeelRoutine

Take '39 Steps'. When I finished writing it, I counted the number of measures in the composition. I always do this because I am interested in the length of a song. So I counted this one a couple of times because 39 is an unusual number of measures for a song.

John Abercrombie

I AmWritingSongAlwaysStepsTake

My mother always helped me because she was kind of a research fanatic. When she would write a screenplay, there would be so much research all over the walls. And so when I started working as an actress, I would do the same thing. She instilled in me a love of taking everything very seriously. It didn't matter what it was.

Jennifer Jason Leigh

LoveMotherWallsMeResearchKind

When I think back, the neighbors were always sayin', 'Oh, that poor Julie, that poor orphan.' I loved it. The Italians would invite me in for dinner - it was an Italian neighborhood mostly. Oh, I loved it.

John Garfield

MeDinnerThinkLovedBackPoor

Some actors are brilliant in David Mamet, but they would crash and burn in my plays and visa-versa. You either have my music in your body, or you don't.

John Patrick Shanley

MusicYouBodyBurnYour BodyYour

I didn't think that personal style had much value in graphic design.

Stefan Sagmeister

StyleValueThinkDesignPersonal

I went to school, I got good marks, I had a very low key after-school job, and I spent a lot of time watching 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and 'Dawson's Creek.'

Stella Young

GoodTimeJobSchoolKeyWatching

When I was up there at the plate, my purpose was to get on base anyway I could, whether by hitting or by getting hit.

Shoeless Joe Jackson

PurposeUpGetPlateHitHitting

I have found that the only way to give feedback without triggering white fragility is not to give it at all.

Robin DiAngelo

FeedbackWhiteWayWithoutGive

The deck is stacked against Obama.

Ron Fournier

AgainstDeckStackedObama

Progress takes time and discipline.

Ronnie Coleman

TimeDisciplineProgressTakes

I was raised in Hollywood and knew, from as early as grammar school, classmates who were in the business.

Mike Farrell

BusinessSchoolEarlyHollywoodKnew

No matter how unusual a personality may be who gets elected to office, there are constraints in this country. You don't get to do anything you want to. So I'm very optimistic about America.

Mitch McConnell

PersonalityAmericaYouCountryWant

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