Barry Long Quotes
Nothing is true in self-discovery unless it is true in your own experience. This is the only protection against the robot levels of the mind.
Quotes to Explore
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There is no force so democratic as the force of an ideal.
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More and more, cultural groups are cross-pollinating, and we're getting much more interesting art as a result.
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I figured out early on what I wanted to do.
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It's a tough life being a pop star. You know, at the end of the day when you've paid all the bills and put the kids through college and that, you know, there's only enough left for a small island off the South Pacific.
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I like writing people from a slightly sharp angle and then throwing more light on them. I think in life we see somebody and make judgments very quickly about who they are and what they are. Or we think people are boring because they appear ordinary.
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I split my commission and personal work about 50 per cent each. It is important to get that balance in life.
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Still often interventionist, convinced of our importance in the world, even those of us born long after 1900 live in a country that is much more Victorian than we think.
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I loved every day I was in politics. But I got out at the right time. I never miss it.
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We've got in the habit of not really understanding how freedom was in the 19th century, the idea of government of the people in the 19th century. America commits itself to that in theory.
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But no nation can base its survival and development on luck and prayers alone while its leadership fritters away every available opportunity for success and concrete achievement.
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It's things I wouldn't normally do in my real life, so when I go to work and get to beat people up and shoot guns and get waterboarded, those are things I find completely interesting.
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My job was to build, and that's still my job - and I like that better than interviews.
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Secrets of the cosmos will begin to unravel. I, for one, can't wait.
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These are hard times. The world hurts. We live in fear and forget to walk with hope. But hope has not forgotten you. So ask it to dinner. It's probably hungry and would appreciate the invitation.
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I'm down here in Mexico, sick as a dog.My head is poundin' in this border town fog.Down to my last dime and comin' apart at the seams.I've messed up in Mexico, livin' on refried dreams.
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When you get together in a group, it becomes like a family, with the different personalities and the politics that comes with being in a band. It's different than bringing something in by yourself.
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We're going to be very strong with employers in all of our aspects, because I think there's been too much of this idea let's try and get along here, and we've eroded some of our standards.
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I'm a chocolate guy.
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Prices don't merely reflect what people think things ought to cost today; they also reflect what people expect items to cost tomorrow.
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We'll know homo superior when he comes - by definition. He'll be the one we won't be able to euth.
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I've got a life, you know, take me in the totality of my actions and I'll tell you, I will stand with my record.
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I have a preference for writing that deals with domestic issues; even in visual art, I like work that focuses on very small aspects of human life. I like movies that have a very narrow focus. I can see how it might be viewed as limiting, but I don't experience it that way.
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My journey started with the understanding that poor parents share the universal desire for education for their children. No family in our experience has ever turned down educational support for their daughter.
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Nothing is true in self-discovery unless it is true in your own experience. This is the only protection against the robot levels of the mind.
