Dave Barry Quotes
I am not the only person who uses his computer mainly for the purpose of diddling with his computer.
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I grew up in the '80s. I was a kid, but all my favorite movies came out of that period.
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Honestly, since the Diane Sawyer piece, every day it's like, it's exciting to go to the mailbox... Because I get letters every day from all of these people from all over the world.
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I'm very privy to the way bookstores work, and I think a lot about the ecosystem that my books have been published in. I think it's great to be aware of how publishing works.
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My music is not just about entertainment. It is about enlightenment also.
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The film business was a great lesson in business combat and what it takes to survive.
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Conversion for me was not a Damascus Road experience. I slowly moved into an intellectual acceptance of what my intuition had always known.
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I think every woman should have a one-night stand. If it's done right, it can be liberating.
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I was good at math and science, and I got lots of degrees in lots of things, but in a parallel universe, I probably became a chef.
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Maybe entertainment is not supposed to be reality.
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I don't throw my clothes out after one wear. Shocking, I know.
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Historically, the notes of scale systems anywhere have been based on these pure harmonics.
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I've always tried to explore the humorous aspects of life.
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We all wanted to copy Vivien Leigh.
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I think from an actor's point of view, you always want something to play that's dramatic or something that feels like it could be very bold in choice. And of course, the boldest possible choice you could play at the end of a character's life is death.
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My first priority is to my wife, as hers is to me, and to our child.
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Good education, housing and jobs are imperatives for the Negroes, and I shall support them in their fight to win these objectives, but I shall tell the Negroes that while these are necessary, they cannot solve the main Negro problem.
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With Shakespeare, there's no subtext; you're speaking exactly what you're thinking constantly.
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Never worry about bad press: All that matters is if they spell your name right.
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True inward quietness is not that which may be produced by shutting out all outward causes of distraction -- a process which, when carried out too severely, may intensify the inward ferment of the mind, especially in the young. It is rather a state of stable equilibrium; it is not vacancy, but stability -- the steadfastness of a single purpose.
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I wanted to be Stan Laurel, then I wanted to be Fred Astaire and then Captain Kangaroo. I actually started out as a radio announcer when I was 17 and never left the business, so that's literally 70 years.
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We should confine booing in sports arenas to sport. I love a good boo as much as the next football fan.
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His claim to his home is deep, but there are too many ghosts. He must absorb without being absorbed.
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I am not the only person who uses his computer mainly for the purpose of diddling with his computer.
