Barbara DeGenevieve Quotes
I often call my current work pornographic - when I don't, I can always be sure someone else will.
Quotes to Explore
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If I get involved in a charity, I really want to be a part of it. I don't want to just put my name on your pamphlet.
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Certitude is not the test of certainty. We have been cocksure of many things that were not so.
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I've failed those I care most about and let down the people who elected me to represent them.
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It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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There's no doubt in the world that directing makes you a better actor. Me, anyway. There's no doubt in the world that it makes me a more collaborative actor.
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I like science fiction, I like fantasy, I like time travel, so I had this idea: What if you had a phone that could call into the past?
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I like beautiful clothing. I love Bergdorfs.
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The secrets of slavery are concealed like those of the Inquisition.
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When I was 18, I couldn't wait to move away. I was like: 'If I ever have to come back here, I'll kill myself.' Glasgow seemed like failure and death to me back then, but not any more.
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If people want to find me, they can. They'll see a middle-aged woman wandering around the grocery store, looking to see what to buy for dinner.
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I like them all - I don't always approve. I see myself as a sort of benevolent uncle to these characters, and I can see why they do what they do; sometimes they make some mistakes, but at heart I think they're decent.
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I always wanted to be with a woman who has the same mindset and wants to look after me like my mum.
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I've actually had a copilot come out of the cockpit on a trip from L.A. to New York and ask me about Charles Manson.
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No one man is superior to the game.
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I've always been sort of a closet sci-fi geek.
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I would rather live as a Muslim in the West than in most of the Muslim countries, because I think the way Muslims are allowed to live in the West is closer to the Muslim way.
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By measuring the proportion of children living with the same parents from birth and whether their parents report a good quality relationship we are driving home the message that social programmes should promote family stability and avert breakdown.
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The book that made a lasting impression was the one my mother gave each of us when she decided we were ready for our first 'adult novel,' Lucy Maud Montgomery's 'The Blue Castle.'
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Good supporters who have single daughters say, 'Hey, you need to take my daughter out.' And it's awkward.
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We all bullet point our triumphs, but I am who I am because of everything you don't see on my CV. The stuff that doesn't work out teaches you how to trust your instincts and adapt.
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One tends to write beyond what's needed.
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The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.
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When you're starting a new business, you don't need to know much about it. A lot of the work is blocking and tackling - it's the same type of stuff no matter what sector you're in.
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I often call my current work pornographic - when I don't, I can always be sure someone else will.
