Syd Barrett Quotes
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Failure is success if we learn from it.
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I really love nature. I grew up in the country. But one of the things about nature is that it is beautiful but it's also very dangerous.
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I am in love with myself, with my friends, with my family, with kids, with life and my movies.
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Some people ask, 'How do you attract the young and so many different people when your poetry is complicated and different?' I say, 'My accomplishment is that my readers trust me and accept my suggestions for change.'
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Let not then any one deceive you, as indeed you are not deceived, inasmuch as you are wholly devoted to God.
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I've always loved writing, and the impulse for me is storytelling. I don't sit down and think: 'What political message can I sell?' I love the creativity of it.
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My assignment was in the communications office, where I typed out dispatches.
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I had my father, and he was an amazing man and an amazing role model, so I always wanted to mirror that.
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I had this little Bon Iver phase a few years back; 'Flume' was one of my favourite songs.
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Working with kids can be tricky because they can be pretty unpredictable.
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As human beings, we all have reasons for our behavior. There may be people who have certain physiological issues that dictate why they make certain choices. On the whole, though, I think we're dictated by our structure, our past, our environment, our culture. So once you understand the patterns that shape a person, how can you not find sympathy?
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Basically, my idea and explorations on fashion have not changed; however, I believe I'm going state-of-the-art on fashion.
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What's really good is African drum music.
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I always knew I wanted to be a technologist, so I went to Duke and got a degree in computer science and electrical engineering. Really, I thought my goal in life was to be an inventor, a problem solver, so I thought I needed a Ph.D. to be good at inventions, but it turns out that you don't.
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If your kitchen smells good, your food lost something.
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Too often, campaigns are all flash and no substance.
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I was truly honored to work with legendary DJ and producer DJ Premier. I still can't believe I have a track with Premier; it really is one of the best songs I've written in a long time.
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Bridget Jones has a lot to answer for.
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I love being able to be political without any political affiliation.
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You can show up at Everest having never really climbed before, because it's like hiking, basically. You can't show up on Meru and start up the thing unless you have years and years of experience. Climbing and spending time on the mountains is really the only way you can train.
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The greatest reward for a student is not a good grade. It is the willingness of his teacher to listen to him.
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The one dream I have is to do a musical. I love singing, but most people don't know because I don't sell myself as a musical person. My dream is to play Audrey in 'Little Shop of Horrors' - it would be so interesting to have an Asian Audrey because it's all about achieving the American dream in a sinister, success-driven way.
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I don't honestly know why they offered me the part in Rent.
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If I'd stayed at college I would have become a teacher.
