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166 quotes by Jo Brand

Josephine Grace "Jo" Brand (born 23 July 1957) is an English comedian, writer and actress. Starting her entertainment career with a move from psychiatric nursing to the alternative comedy stand-up scene and early performances on Saturday Live, she went on to appear on The Brain Drain, Channel 4's Jo Brand Through the Cakehole, Getting On and various television appearances including as a regular guest on QI and Have I Got News for You. In 2003,...
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Anything is good if it's made of chocolate.

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I have seen good nurses and bad nurses. They existed along a continuum: from hard-working, kind and competent people, to office-hugging, bone-idle... →

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Even nice things don't make you happy when you're tired.

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There are so many cliches associated with mental health - such as the 'fine line between lunacy and genius' - which are, on the whole, a load... →

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My mum and my husband are from Irish backgrounds, so we have a lot of potatoes. Chips, mashed, boiled, new potatoes, I love them all. Even the... →

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We women continue to swallow this line that it's unladylike or even proof of being a lesbian if you wear flat shoes like Doc Martens. I'm... →

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They say revenge is a dish best eaten cold, but for most people, by the time it's ready to eat, they just don't fancy it any more.

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Having children is fab. They keep me young and make me get up in the morning.

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When I got married, the Sun ran the headline: 'Here comes the bride, all fat and wide.' Luckily, it was a few days after the wedding - but it... →

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I swam at school a lot. Long-distance swimming in pools, and diving, then when we moved to Hastings when I was 13 I used to swim in the sea all the... →

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People say you should read your criticism because it will make you a better person but it doesn't. It just makes you a sad bitter old showbiz... →

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My preference is swimming in the sea. I find the sea is more liberating, wild and good fun rather than plodding up and down a pool.

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I think there's a danger that we're moving towards a state where the people we are expected to admire are almost not human anymore, and I... →

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