#ted

When my dad first started out in the police force, wearing the uniform was a sense of pride, and it was respected in the community for what the police force was all about. Unfortunately today, the uniform is a target. ↗

— Jerry Doyle

#community #dad #first #force #out

I write short stories when a little idea occurs to me, that I know isn't a part of a novel that will stand by itself and should be concentrated. ↗

— Roddy Doyle

#i #i write #idea #itself #know

When I started writing full time I had not long stopped being a teacher and when at last I had a full day to write, I would put music on and wonder to myself - am I allowed to do this? Then I thought: 'I am control of this and no one is telling me what I can do.' ↗

— Roddy Doyle

#am #being #control #day #full

When I was a kid, if you didn't speak Irish, you really wanted to. And you played Gaelic games and you didn't pay any attention to what was happening in the outside world, because really, Ireland was the center of the universe. And I don't think that's the case anymore. Although, admittedly, it is the center of the universe. ↗

— Roddy Doyle

#although #any #anymore #attention #because

I have been dairy free for several years, and I started because I felt it was going to reduce my allergies, which it did, and help me lose weight, which it did. ↗

— Fran Drescher

#because #been #dairy #did #felt

If you feel rooted in your home and family, if you're active in your community, there's nothing more empowering. The best way to make a difference in the world is to start by making a difference in your own life. ↗

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

#best #best way #community #difference #empowering

I love dogs. They live in the moment and don't care about anything except affection and food. They're loyal and happy. Humans are just too damn complicated. ↗

— David Duchovny

#affection #anything #care #complicated #damn

I always wanted to perform. ↗

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

#i #i always #perform #wanted

I'm fascinated by how much we, as women, have to subjugate and hide ourselves in order to get on in the world. ↗

— Minnie Driver

#get #hide #how #i #much

In some movies you feel like you're a very small part of a huge machine. Whereas in the theater you can have a very small part, but you can still feel the weight and the gravity of it. Given the nature of theater, it's a more concentrated and quiet experience. ↗

— Minnie Driver

#experience #feel #given #gravity #huge