Alan Gabriel Barnsley Quotes
My advice would be to write -never to stop writing, to keep it up all the time, to be painstaking about it, to write until you begin to write.
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When I was 8 or 9, I started using bulletin board systems, which was the precursor to the Internet, where you'd dial into... a shared system and shared computers. I've had an email address since the late '80s, when I was 8 or 9 years old, and then I got on the Internet in '93 when it was first starting out.
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You begin to realize that the genius of our country is the constant push to be more inclusive and find new ways of engaging everyone.
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I don't really desire things. I prefer to spend my money on experiences, on meals or travel.
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You don't want to put all your lead on the target. You want to leave some arrows in the quiver.
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Cartooning was a good fit for me. And yet now, years later, I almost never think about it.
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I think you have to do certain things in the pilot to get your network's attention - to break through... So maybe you push a little further in the first show.
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Modern theory is about objects lower than man; even stars, being common things, are lower than man.
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Far too many candidates wear their faith on their sleeve.
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When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you.
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The difference between Tinted Windows and Hanson shows is a lot of just repertoire. Hanson has been a band for years - we have a lot of songs to pull from and it's a different dynamic - a common kind of thread. With Tinted Windows - it's kind of a little like 'hey, we're this new band.'
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You know, I had the music baskets and the writing basket. And I had the acting. And those eggs just hatched first, and the others were slow to incubate.
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The unyielding resistance of the Cuban patriots is symbolized by our 5 Heroes. They shall never back down! They shall never surrender!
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I would love to go back and help rebuild that country and help - you know, kind of like what's going on with Iraq right now. You know, they've got a new government in place. They're trying to rebuild the country. I would love for that to happen in Cuba also.
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A person can't have everything in this world; and it was a little unreasonable of her to expect it.
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As an actor, I think you should always disappear a little. I act in order to lose myself.
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I think the reaction to a World War II situation would be the same today as it was in 1942. Initially, people would question, but once patriotism got stirred up, the whole thing would gather momentum and we'd all pull together.
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I am a compulsive and concise shopper.
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In a bigger picture, all over the world is a boys' club.
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Most people struggle with life balance simply because they haven't paid the price to decide what is really important to them.
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Everybody hates you when you're the best, and everybody hates you when you're the worst.
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Anytime I met an actor, I just attacked them and said, 'How did you do this?' Eventually, I began to realize that you went to school for it. I wasn't a bright kid, so it took me a long time to figure that out.
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I did that for 40 years or more. I never had any writer's block. I got up in the morning, sat down at the typewriter - now, computer - lit up a cigarette.
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I didn't know anything about the fashion industry until I met the stylist Simon Foxton on a Tube. I was 16, on my way to Kingsway College, and then my whole world opened up. Before that, like in every African family, you are meant to be a lawyer.
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My advice would be to write -never to stop writing, to keep it up all the time, to be painstaking about it, to write until you begin to write.
