John Perry Barlow Quotes
So I'm just waiting until one party or the other actually gets a moral compass and a backbone.
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I was making comebacks every single year. That makes it difficult mentally. It causes a lot of stress.
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Never fear to deliberately walk through dark places, for that is how you reach the light on the other side.
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I'm a proud family man.
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I never got into politics for it to be a career.
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Pat Riley, Dave Checketts and Ernie Grunfeld - they brought the Knicks back to the glory days. It started with Rick Pitino. We took our first step with him, making the playoffs. When Pat came in we just kicked the door open.
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Each generation seems to invent its own reasons for war.
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I think it takes 30 years to build a luxury brand.
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I don't think there is much American music.
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I acted when I was a real little kid. My mother was an actress in a Miami theater company comprised of actors from Cuba like her and I was the default kid.
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Writing wasn't about making money. I wanted to find fulfillment in writing and telling stories, and that's what's driven me.
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In falling over in heels while trying to look attractive, you don't just hurt your body, you bear the humiliation of injuring your very soul. Physical pain? Whatever, bring it on. But the humiliation? Oh, you have seen to the very weakest part of me.
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Kitchens are so important. They're the heart of everything.
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I am a total believer of making the process a good time - make it memorable, have some fun, try to shoot high in your quality and then don't get crazy, see what happens.
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Everyone around me was super-cool and laid back and skinny and tan and volleyball-y, and I was just this neurotic kid who was singing 'Annie Get Your Gun.'
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Extreme poverty threatens people's right to life itself and makes impossible the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms essential to a humane way of life.
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When you encourage others, you in the process are encouraged because you're making a commitment and difference in that person's life. Encouragement really does make a difference.
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The opportunities I've had to play really complex characters - which haven't been a lot, but some - you never get over them.
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There are plenty of difficult obstacles in your path. Don't allow yourself to become one of them.
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I actually, legitimately feel that I'm not busy enough. I want to be so busy that it's overwhelming.
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I'm just shallow and self-interested, and don't get out much because I'm afraid of real commitments.
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I believe we shall come to care about people less and less, Helen. The more people one knows, the easier it becomes to replace them. It's one of the curses of London. I quite expect to end my life caring most for a place.
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Find the best in everybody. … you might have to wait a long time, sometimes years, but people will show you their good side. Just keep waiting no matter how long it takes. No one is all evil. Everybody has a good side, just keep waiting, it will come out.
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So I'm just waiting until one party or the other actually gets a moral compass and a backbone.
