Gabriel Byrne Quotes
I would love to go back to any time in European history, especially in Irish history, to the second or third century, prior to the arrival of Christianity when Paganism flourished. I can always go back there in my imagination, of course. It doesn't cost anything, and it's a form of time travel, I suppose.
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When I was 13, I had these episodes where I could just see the world without any words attached to it, without any associations. It was a little bit spooky. A lot of people might have even thought it was pathological. I thought it was interesting.
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I grew up on films.
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Science is an international enterprise where discoveries in one part of the world are useful in other parts.
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I've been accused of having very long ingredient lists, and I guess there's some truth in that.
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I wish I'd gone to music school or just started playing in bands sooner.
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I have odd thumbs that are extremely flexible. I can bend them quite far down the back side of my hand, basically the opposite side you'd even try to attempt bending your thumb. Because of that, I'm a very good thumb wrestler.
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The thing that reinforces my belief about that is having worked the last four years with the Safe Kids Campaign on a national basis. I am so amazed at what these little kids do in keeping their parents alerted to what they are there for.
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You've really got to start hitting the books because it's no joke out here.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
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If my child had prejudice in his head, I'd be ashamed. I would see it as my failure as a parent.
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Tell me how a person judges his or her self-esteem, and I will tell you how that person operates at work, in love, in sex, in parenting, in every important aspect of existence - and how high he or she is likely to rise. The reputation you have with yourself - your self-esteem - is the single most important factor for a fulfilling life.
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Be happy that you're growing older, that you're maturing, that you're smarter, that you're wiser.
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I do love getting dressed up, but sometimes it's glam and edgy mixed together.
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I thought I had the rights to The Lord of the Rings. I don't know how Jackson ended up with the rights.
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I'm still awaiting the idea of drawing comics for a living being a reality. I feel like I've been dodging work for 20 years, and at some point, I'll have to get a real job.
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I carry around, like, a little journal with me and just write all the time. Not necessarily, like, actually sitting down and writing lyrics - just freeform writing, whatever's going on in my mind. I write a lot on airplanes, actually, because it's completely isolating.
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The problem with binge-watching on Netflix is that you lose three days of your life.
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When I first toured with Wings things that were said about me were true - I did sing out of tune.
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Slapped her then I asked her what's my name. She said N-I-C, the president of the N-Y-C.
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I've never read for a movie, I've always been given them.
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The United States is a leader across a broad range of scientific disciplines. Our technological prowess is part of our greatness as a nation. Sadly, among the rich industrialized nations, we also lead by a substantial margin in the rate of poverty among children.
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Convert bad news to good news.
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I would love to go back to any time in European history, especially in Irish history, to the second or third century, prior to the arrival of Christianity when Paganism flourished. I can always go back there in my imagination, of course. It doesn't cost anything, and it's a form of time travel, I suppose.
