Barbara Wood Quotes
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It can be frightening to turn your back on what others think is right. But I'm not the same as a lot of people - I'm quite artistic and quite eccentric sometimes. If you honour that, you fit into yourself better - and people accept you for what you are.
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All I can say is that I did admire 'The Lives of Others', which I thought was really about something and beautifully done.
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The military is a machine of war. Not a law enforcement agency.
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I actually like getting out of my comfort zone. It shakes me up.
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It is playing safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.
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We move sometimes. We send messages to each other. We talk on the phone. Tell me, what can we do?
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Acting, believe it or not, can get very self-involved! I feel fortunate to have been able to work on things with people who have a very specific point of view and perspective, and who feel like they're doing something very active.
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I've long thought that for my last meal on earth I will be perfectly happy with a granary loaf toastie with melted crunchy peanut butter and banana.
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Reactionaries often describe both Marx and Lenin as theorists, without taking into consideration that their utopias inspired Russia and China - the two countries called upon to lead a new world which will allow for human survival if imperialism does not first unleash a criminal, exterminating war.
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You grow up a lot on set, but it doesn't change you.
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A lot of people don't even listen to albums start to finish, but I do - for sure.
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I don't keep my secrets or my knowledge to myself.
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It's a mystery to me why everybody doesn't love jazz. I've never been able to figure that out.
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A lot of my joy this year has been to give away awards to young people, no matter of race, creed or color, because they were a terrific violinist or a terrific dancer.
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I was like, 'Josh Tillman, you are not a songwriter. You are an ape. Stop thinking of yourself as a songwriter.'
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Once I leave this earth, I know I've done something that will continue to help others.
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We can't compete with Mel Gibson, but we figured we could do our part.
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'In a dojo... you will never become any good unless you believe in yourself.'
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A good writer is basically a story teller, not a scholar or a redeemer of mankind.
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The course of our lives follows ancient and immutable laws, with an ancient, changeless rhythm. Dreams never come true, and the instant they are shattered, we realize how the greatest joys of life lie beyond the realm of reality. The instant they are shattered we are sick with longing for the days when they flamed within us. Our fate spends itself in this succession of hope and nostalgia.
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I can’t imagine anything worse than being required to have fun.
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Live rich, die poor; never make the mistake of doing it the other way round.
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The poor prayed to become rich, and the rich prayed to become richer.
