John D. Barrow Quotes
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Always remember: My general theme is 'There is no message.' There never has been. Stop trying to find the message or the meaning in everything. That's. My. Theme.
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I want babies. I think I'll be a great dad.
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I have been the victim of heartless malice.
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Americans have always had an ambivalent attitude toward intelligence. When they feel threatened, they want a lot of it, and when they don't, they regard the whole thing as somewhat immoral.
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My favorite meal would have to be good old-fashioned eggs, over easy, with bacon. Many others, but you can't beat that on a Sunday morning, especially with a cup of tea.
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It's difficult to act in a language that's not your own. It takes a long time to put your head around it and feel confident with it.
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Winston Churchill was not entirely British. His mother was American, making Sir Winston part Iroquois Indian.
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I'm not gonna be broke, like my mom was broke, my uncles were broke, my sisters didn't have money, my cousins on down.
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To tell her that I joined the parachute club was too hard for me. I didn't want to trouble her; besides, I was not completely sure about the success of my new adventure.
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I had some really dear friends who died from AIDS-one in particular. His family wasn't around and he didn't have many friends. I spent a lot of time with him in his later days.
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I have always been aware that you have to get people listening before you can change their minds. Any artist's big fear is being ignored, so if you get debate, that's great.
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Chinese women are much more modest than American women when it comes to clothes. We tend to show less flesh.
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I have to look at my career as 'it was what it was,' but I do wish there was more of it.
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I have had to learn about saying no.
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My dad taught me to kiteboard when I was 13, and around the same time, I happened to just fall into being an extra on a set and fell in love with acting and making movies.
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No disease that can be treated by diet should be treated with any other means.
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I just love crafting and shaping sounds. Actually, many of the sounds that I work with start off as organic instruments - guitar, piano, clarinet, etc. But I do love the rigidity of electronic drums.
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Elton John's opinion turned the label's opinion around, all in a day.
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I started in high school and regional theater. Anything that came into town, I wanted to be involved in, because I just wanted to learn.
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It is useless to subdue the flesh by abstinence, unless one gives up his irregular life, and abandons vices which defile his soul.
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We only do well the things we like doing.
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The inaugural of Ronald Reagan, with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. And that was the greatest thing. Ronald Reagan and George Bush. That was - I still remember like it was yesterday.
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The media is constantly redefining what luxury is. Luxury can be a dirty sock if dressed up in the right way.
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Ultimate explanation no longer means only a story that encompasses everything.
