Syd Barrett Quotes
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When I look at the world I'm pessimistic, but when I look at people I am optimistic.
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I have to be on such a strict diet constantly.
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I believe that it is my responsibility as the prime minister of Israel to do whatever can be done to exploit the unique opportunities that lie ahead of us to move towards peace. Not everything can be done by one act.
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To be honest, proper recognition has only come from the fans. I don't want to be hard, and I don't want to be negative, but I want to be honest.
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For the most part, I don't have a Facebook page; I don't Twitter.
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Cable news is more titillating to talk about who's up and who's down and all that nonsense as opposed to what's actually done.
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We don't think that we are in a quarrel with anybody. We may have a difference of opinion, but we'll not allow such differences of opinion to grow into a problem that stands in the way of reconstructing the country and regaining the democratic path.
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I think chemistry and great acting go hand-in-hand.
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Culture is a little like dropping an Alka-Seltzer into a glass - you don't see it, but somehow it does something.
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You can't be around Oprah and not have her influence you, and I don't mean that because she's doling out the free advice. I mean it because she is someone that leads with truth and follows her heart. She's a force.
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If you know you are giving your best effort, you'll never have any reason for regrets.
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Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.
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No, I worked a lot for European television, doing documentaries in Brazil.
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Cambridge was the place for someone from the Colonies or the Dominions to go on to, and it was to the Cavendish Laboratory that one went to do physics.
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I do this thing with my daughter - I put my hand on her face and shake her head, but really affectionately. But I didn't think, and I did that to Flea.
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I never thought I would go to Gaza. It's incredibly difficult to get into, and when you get there, it's a war zone. Then they have this beach, and there's this incredible, vibrant beach culture there, which is something that I grew up with in Southern California.
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If you look at any normal organization, the CEO is the person with the highest E.Q. The person with the highest IQ is often in the back room running the financials or the operations. That's topsy turvy.
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I didn't go into the theater to be a producer, I went into the theater to be a director.
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A lot of times, it gets weird when some guy is playing your dad. It feels weird to you. It feels like they're forcing sentiment. It's disgusting.
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If you want to become a fossil, you need to die somewhere where your bones will be rapidly buried. You then hope that the Earth moves in such a way as to bring the bones back up to the surface.
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I like people and I like them to like me, but I wear my heart where God put it, on the inside.
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God give us men. The time demands strong minds, great hearts, true faith and willing hands.
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I'll never worry about not being successful. I'll just take it one day at a time, one season at a time. And play as hard as I can.
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I'm treading the backward path. Mostly, I just waste my time.
