Dave Barry Quotes
If God had wanted us to be concerned for the plight of the toads, he would have made them cute and furry.
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I have to be realistic about what I can and can't do. So whatever I do has to really be worth it. I like to master the things I do.
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If you are lucky enough to find something that you love, and you have a shot at being good at it, don't stop, don't put it down.
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Now, performing is second nature and I love every second of it. It is a very emotional thing when I can't play a song; maybe I'm hitting on something that I don't want to deal with. All of it is so personal. It is like therapy.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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In the south, whether it is a small film or a big film, everybody sees it. So, there is always something for everybody to come, see, and enjoy.
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Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar who will deceive with his tongue will not hesitate to do the same with his pen.
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I'm brilliant at cooking my stepmother's scrambled egg recipe. The secret is to put eggs, butter, milk, and seasoning together in the saucepan, and to keep stirring with a wooden spoon under a low heat until the preferred consistency is reached.
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That is the definition of faith - acceptance of that which we imagine to be true, that which we cannot prove.
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When the audience enjoys your performance, you feel like a magician who is doing magic. It's a great feeling!
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Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.
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I would love to do Shakespeare in New York.
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Women's tennis has been around for a very long time - we're talking about the 1800s. But women's soccer hasn't had such a long history, so now they're right at the beginning of really trying to make things equal. We need to continue not only to advocate for women but to have men advocating for women.
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The Arab Awakening or Arab Spring has transformed the geopolitical landscape.
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There are certain things that I do - I don't eat chicken or pork. I stay away from red meat a lot; I eat fish most of the time. I think it makes me feel cleaner, not just body wise. I feel good.
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There is no fact-checking on tertiary celebrities. You can say whatever you'd like, and it will just rise up again.
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Tennis Australia really led the charge as far as upping the prize money and trying to do the right thing by the players. They also led the way so women have equal prize money in all the grand slams too.
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I would literally climb out of the cradle while my parents slept, go and crawl off. I did this a couple of times apparently. I'd cross the road and into someone's house, wake them up banging pots and pans in the kitchen.
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I don't care if you're a man, if you're a player: If God sends you that one and your heart is in it, you'll work it out.
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It's not about Obama, it's about the Democrats and their policies that cause consternation on the right.
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I'm so grateful that I can play and that I can execute what I hear in my head, because that's the tricky part.
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I've always wanted bigger shoulders.
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There is also something called the Legislature. There is something called the press. There is something called people. These are all different players on the stage.
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I don't like conservatives. They always talk about the good old days. I'm black, we have no good old days.
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If God had wanted us to be concerned for the plight of the toads, he would have made them cute and furry.
