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22 Lessons From Jack Donaghy Himself

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22 Lessons From Jack Donaghy Himself

John Donaghy also know as Jack Donaghy, gave viewers of "30 Rock" many pearls of wisdom during his seven seasons as an executive for GE and later on, Kabletown. The man is so wise that there is a quote for basically any situation you'd find yourself in. Even if it's when you meet a person for the first time, should you immediately figure out how to fight them?

Here are 22 life lessons from the master himself, Jack Donaghy.

1. On how to rely solely on yourself

2. On loving yourself

3. On empathy and the Winter Olympics


4. On the importance of hair maintenance

5. On how to deal with grief

6. On what truly constitutes a catastrophe

7. On the solution to every problem

8. On good looks and how they fool people

9. On the importance of being well dressed

10. On going anywhere with a hippie

11. On voting (remember this on election day)

12. On getting places quickly no matter how impossible it seems

13. On how cool the ocean really is

14. On happiness (though this one is debatable)

15. On the proper way to comfort a friend

16. He didn't actually say this, but his throw pillow on ambition and that he just had this quote made on a pillow is a lesson itself


17.On business drunk, rich drunk, and if you can drive when feeling the effects of either

18. On why you shouldn't sleep on airplanes

19. On how to deal with your issues

20. What dating in the real world is really like

21. How sometimes you have to hurt yourself to save yourself

22. Willy Wonka is a true capitalist for a reason

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