Quote by Jenny Eclair
I was trained as an actress. But I wasnt a very convincing actress

I was trained as an actress. But I wasnt a very convincing actress, so I started doing punk poetry and then fell into doing stand-up. – Jenny Eclair

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Im very jealous of my daughters education. Shes been inspired by her teachers, and nobody inspired me as a teenager. – Jenny Eclair

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Education
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I have a fear of poverty in old age. I have this vision of myself living in a skip and eating cat food. Its because Im freelance, and Ive never had a proper job. I dont have a pension, and my savings are dwindling. I always thought someone would just come along and look after me. – Jenny Eclair

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Fear
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I dont do marriage. I think its incredibly naff. And I dont like vulgar displays of ostentation. – Jenny Eclair

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Marriage
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Poetry
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Have you ever heard a good joke? If youve ever heard someone just right, with the right pacing, then youre already on the way to poetry. Its about using words in very precise ways and using gesture. – Rita Dove

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Poetry

Nothing truly convincing – which would possess thoroughness, vigor, and skill – has been written against the ancients as yet especially not against their poetry. – Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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Poetry

The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world… to see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one. – John Ruskin

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Poetry

Otherwise I dont read much adult poetry at all, because Im not smart enough and mostly I dont get it. – Jack Prelutsky

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Poetry

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Prostitution, when unmotivated by economic need, might well be defined as a species of psychological addiction, built on self-hatred through repetitions of the act of sale by which a whore is defined. – Kate Millet

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Miracles happen to those who believe in them. Otherwise why does not the Virgin Mary appear to Lamaists, Mohammedans, or Hindus who have never heard of her? – Bernard Berenson

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Spend some time this weekend on home improvement improve your attitude toward your family. – Bo Bennett

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A truth thats told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent. – William Blake

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