- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
Down Quotes
Working the count, and watching things slip.
This page uses "down" across very different contexts — a baseball strategy built on working the count against a hitter's expectations, and a theory of absurdist humor rooted deep in the subconscious. For lighter, forward-looking sayings, try Downside quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Brain
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- Nov 07, 2020
Because I write prose, when I sat down to write a comic, it feels like my brain's working differently. It actually feels like different bits of my head are springing into action.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm always represented as a bit of a class warrior - a bit Down With Men and Down With Middle-Class People. Whereas I'm actually very fond of men and am middle-class. I even went to boarding school in Perthshire.
- Mean
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- Nov 07, 2020
I mean, I'm lucky because I've slimmed down, but the last thing I was thinking about was losing weight.
- Laugh
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- Nov 07, 2020
I really, really like 'Eastbound & Down.' It's one of the few things that makes me laugh. It's almost too funny to get an award.
- Eye
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember hitting the ball, and I didn't even realise where it went, and then I turned over, and I see the official bending down holding his eye.
- Camera
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you're working in front of the camera, there are always things that occur to you after the director has said 'Cut.' I could probably, if I sat down and thought about it, come up with instances where I wished I had made this particular choice or that particular choice.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I really want to be known for my work. That sounds like such a... cliche, and I've thought about how else I can say it to make it sound less hackneyed. But that's what it comes down to... I know people are interested in these things.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I put the weight on after we were together. I put on about 20 pounds when we got married, and people were flipping their lids. And then I put on more after that, and I've gone up and down since then.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
I rode fire trucks, slid down fire poles, wore a lot of red, and made a lot of appearances. I've always had a special place in my heart for fire fighters.
- Chicken
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- Nov 07, 2020
I do have my cheat meals. I have Oreos inside the house right now, and I have beer and fried chicken and waffles. All that good stuff. But once it comes down to when I really want to get in shape and get lean, I'll eat clean and go with whole foods.
- Girl
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everyone has the bully or the mean girl or the ex-boyfriend who tried to bring them down.
- Creative
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- Nov 07, 2020
I basically was in charge of the Jackson 5 - all their creative, when it came down to the studio, and all their musical endeavors.
- Creative
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- Nov 07, 2020
I basically was in charge of the Jackson 5 - all their creative, when it came down to the studio, and all their musical endeavors. I tried to create a Hitsville on the West Coast.
- Concerned
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was strictly after hits when it came down to the Jackson 5. That's all I was concerned with.
- Copy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Steven Gerrard was someone I looked up to massively. I'd always try to copy him, right down to the boots he was wearing. It was his attitude on the pitch that stood out - you could really see how much he hated losing.
- Prayer
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- Nov 07, 2020