John Perry Barlow Quotes
I'm still strongly opposed to antismoking laws, strongly opposed to any law that regulates personal behavior.
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And although I've been very fortunate in the film work that's come my way, I need to get back to the stage. If I'm away for a maximum of two years, I feel something's wrong.
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I don't think the Middle East could afford another war.
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It's very easy to have slogans and rhetoric that people will follow, but eventually the slogans fall away.
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In 1980, shortly before my 11th birthday, I wrote my first essay in English.
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There are a lot of mindless moments in my tunes.
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For any couple, once you delve into the idea of non-monogamy, you're entering pretty frightening territory.
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We need to move past blame and make sure we are delivering care to our veterans.
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More often than not, I get cast as quite Machiavellian roles - it's something about my face; I'm quite shifty or something!
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If you always feel like an imposter, you work harder, and that makes you better at your job. You've got to keep a level of variation; otherwise, you'll end up talking about nails and beauty products all the time.
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Right now I'm still only 25 and I don't think the maternal bug has hit me yet.
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The older I get, the less I know. By that I mean the less I am sure of. I view people with strong opinions on the big stuff with distrust. I don't think we should have certain certainties on faith and politics; I think we should be open-minded.
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I never watch MTV. I don't have time to watch TV. And when I do, I'm watching the Discovery Channel. 'Deadliest Catch: Crab Fishing in Alaska,' that's my show.
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I know now that what countries do at summits has the power to help girls in Pakistan, Nigeria or Afghanistan.
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It doesn't get any more underground, conscious or indie than Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, but because they got a couple of really big pop hits, actually some of the biggest pop hits that hip-hop has ever seen, people are missing that part of their story. People are not counting that blessing.
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There is always a mix of apprehension and excitement before you try songs out on a new audience.
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Of course, mankind has made giant steps forward. However, what we know is really very, very little compared to what we still have to know.
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The idea that to make a man work you've got to hold gold in front of his eyes is a growth, not an axiom. We've done that for so long that we've forgotten there's any other way.
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My life has been the antithesis of that book 'The Secret'. I've always been interested in doing what I do. I love storytelling and I really enjoyed acting, but it never seemed like a realistic thing.
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People aren't always themselves. They're always holding back something.
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We used to play baseball back in that field and keep an eye out for the bulls.
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I feel traveling certainly does broaden the mind. In my case certainly I feel more confident. It gives you a new perspective on the world.
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I went to America to get away from constantly being cast in costume dramas, playing posh people.
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The first acting part I ever got was a guest spot on 'Chicago Hope' playing a security guard. I thought, 'Oh, this is going to be cool.' But a little bit later, I got a vague part on this short-lived show called 'Marshall Law' with Arsenio Hall and Sammo Hung. It was a poor man's 'Rush Hour.'
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I'm still strongly opposed to antismoking laws, strongly opposed to any law that regulates personal behavior.
