John Barton Quotes
You can never step into the same book twice, because you are different each time you read it.
Quotes to Explore
-
There's always the risk that there are unknown unknowns.
-
I was making comebacks every single year. That makes it difficult mentally. It causes a lot of stress.
-
Weirdly, often the more I write, the more ideas I have.
-
I'm a Canadian. Outside Canada I carry the flag. Canadian nationalism isn't as insidious as American nationalism, though. It's good natured. It's all about maple syrup, not war.
-
But I also think that the more you reason collectively about what the project should be at the beginning of the process, the more you can improvise later.
-
The idea of going on tour for the rest of my life with old works is not that exciting. As an artist I definitely think the work in future is going to be better than the work in the past, otherwise why do it?
-
Maybe it will be a great thing when the Baby Boomers finally die out. In real life, it's not a matter of the good guys or the bad guys. Rather, it's big numbers and small numbers that do the counting.
-
To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
-
I was trying to take the band in a direction that I thought was appropriate, and Roth was trying to take the band in more of a Las Vegas direction. And there he is.
-
I don't think it's possible to separate out the strands of a writer's history, circumstances, life events, and that writer's themes.
-
But I was losing so much bone density that I would have been in grave danger. And I mean grave danger. If I had let it go just a few more years I could have broken my hip or spine just picking up my granddaughter.
-
I am not interested in producing fiction for Indian television at all, the reason being that I don't understand the medium. I can be a judge or a host; I can do that as an individual. But to produce TV content, you have to know the game.
-
One of the best parts of being a writer means that researching all kinds of cool stuff actually counts as work!
-
Whatever you think of Trump, I think most people would agree he is impulsive, and we certainly have an impulsive leader in North Korea in Kim Jong-un. That's an unholy combination.
-
It is possible for a kid from east Texas, raised in south central LA and Carson, who believes in his dreams, commits himself to them with his heart, to touch them and to have them happen.
-
People who want to be a star get their teeth capped. People who want to be an actor get to work.
-
During the crusades all were religious mad, and now all are mad for want of it.
-
George W. Bush bought the election - period. End of story. There is no argument. You can try to come up with any argument you can, but there is none.
-
There are moments when her voice is all he needs.
-
The life I remember begins at Imperia, where I went to school, including the Ginnasio-Liceo 'De Amicis.'
-
We're imperfect people trapped in an imperfect world until we get to that place beyond.
-
I feel like the more I work on different songs and the more I work on my voice constantly... I always feel better after I post a cover. Even if it's doing the little 15 second covers, I'm working on my craft, and it's really good for me, and I feel good after I do it.
-
I learned this a long time ago. If you call a guy into your office and shut the door, if there's media around, it sends up a red flag. I never wanted to embarrass a player.
-
You can never step into the same book twice, because you are different each time you read it.
