"Writing, I explained, was mainly an attempt to……" — Jules Feiffer
"Writing, I explained, was mainly an attempt to out-argue one's past; to present events in such a light that battles lost in life were either won on paper or held to a draw."
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17 Quotes by Jules Feiffer
Jules Feiffer has 17 quotes on this site.
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I used to think I was poor. Then they told me I was not poor, I was needy. They told…
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Getting out of bed in the morning is an act of false confidence.
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At sixteen I was stupid, confused and indecisive. At twenty-five I was wise, self-confident, prepossessing and assertive. At forty-five I…
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I grew up to have my father's looks, my father's speech patterns, my father's posture, my father's opinions, and my…
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It is not size or age that separates children from adults. It is responsibility.
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Be warned against all 'good' advice because 'good' advice is necessarily 'safe' advice, and though it will undoubtedly follow a…
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Design is important because chaos is so hard.
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We are all continually embarking on first drafts, in every aspect of our lives.
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Imagination continually frustrates tradition; that is its function.
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Remember when you were a kid and the boys didn't like the girls? Only sissies liked girls? What I'm trying…
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We want playmates we can own.
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I told the doctor I was overtired, anxiety-ridden, compulsively active, constantly depressed, with recurring fits of paranoia. Turns out I'm…
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Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours.
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You don't argue with a four-year old about why he shouldn't eat candy for dinner. You don't punch a mentally…
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It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.
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The idea that there is one kind of African is, of course, ridiculous. Sometimes African entrepreneurs want to kill you…
— Bono
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Sometimes, if you really don't know how you feel about a topic, reading how both sides argue it can help.
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I consider myself sort of like a pseudo lawyer. Like, I'm convinced I can solve every case and argue my…
— Sandra Bullock
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I don't like guys who will lie down and take it. I want someone who'll fight back. I like people…
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The personal things should be left out of platforms at conventions. You can argue yourself blue in the face, and…
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Well, as I said, you know the issue of Greek debt, they've grasped the principle of debt reduction. I think…
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I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve…
— Andrew Carnegie
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In April 2006, a Dutch court ordered that I leave my safe-home that I was renting from the State. The…
— Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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People have lots of misconceptions about me. My mum, who is half French and half Spanish, gets outraged when I'm…
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