Barry W. Lynn Quotes

Calling the Guantanamo prison “a gated timeshare community in the Northern Caribbean.

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• In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded another out of office. And when all else fails, we hold an election and assassinate their character.

  

  P. J. O'Rourke
  • Character
  • History
  • Death

• The worst... was what the Pakistani soldiers did to the Bengali women after their failed rebellion.

  

  Iris Chang
  • Women
  • Soldiers
  • Rebellion

• I used to get criticized for doing a 'Bump & Grind' then turning around and doing a gospel song. But the truth is I'm glad I have a gift that allows me to switch lanes.

  

  R. Kelly
  • Truth
  • Song
  • Gift

• You numb yourself so you're not terrified when you're on TV at 7 o'clock in the morning with Justin Bieber, who you just met a couple of days before, having to perform in front of millions of people.

  

  Halsey
  • People
  • Morning
  • Couple

• My happiest memory of childhood was my first birthday in reform school. This teacher took an interest in me. In fact, he gave me the first birthday presents I ever got: a box of Cracker Jacks and a can of ABC shoe polish.

  

  Flip Wilson
  • School
  • Teacher
  • Childhood

• The quality of a timeless song is that it's catchy, meaningful and relatable.

  

  OMI
  • Song
  • Quality
  • Meaningful

• Smell is a very animal thing, almost reptilian, where the more cerebral things like reading less so.

  

  Iain Banks
  • Reading
  • Animal
  • Almost

• I discovered I was a monotheist... That rules out polytheism. I have also had a problem with authority, which rules out any religion with a priesthood or leader who claims to be God's representative on Earth.

  

  G. Willow Wilson
  • God
  • Earth
  • Religion

• If my life was a song the title would be 'Naima'.

  

  Naima Adedapo
  • Life
  • Song
  • My Life

• When girls are asking themselves 'Who am I?' for the first time and they hear all this bad PR about math, they think, 'Well, whoever I am, I'm not somebody who likes math.'

  

  Danica McKellar
  • Math
  • Girls
  • PR

• Probably my mother. She was a very compassionate woman, and always kept me on my feet. And I think part of it is just the way you are, the way you're raised. And she had the responsibility for raising me.

  

  Ed Bradley
  • She
  • Mother
  • Responsibility

• I do take pride in saying that in spite of being in public life for so long, there is not a single case against me, not even for wrongly parking a scooter or driving on the wrong side.

  

  Narendra Modi
  • Life
  • Long
  • Single

• Take care, don't fight, and remember: if you do not choose to lead, you will forever be led by others. Find what scares you, and do it. And you can make a difference, if you choose to do so.

  

  J. Michael Straczynski
  • Remember
  • Forever
  • Care

• If I hurt someone, if I were to accidentally poke someone's eye out, I would laugh. And then I'd say, 'I'm sorry, I really do feel bad,' but then I'm on the floor rolling.

  

  Rachel McAdams
  • Bad
  • Hurt
  • Eye

• I think Paul Weitz is a really amazing director, obviously with tons of acclaim and stuff, but I still think he is underrated. And I think he's amazing to work with, so I was super lucky.

  

  Nat Wolff
  • Work
  • Think
  • Amazing

• My situation is different from Mark's. I'm not looking for home runs, I'm looking for the playoffs.

  

  Sammy Sosa
  • Different
  • Home
  • Situation

• Hard science gives sensational results with a horribly boring process; philosophy gives boring results with a sensational process; literature gives sensational results with a sensational process; and economics gives boring results with a boring process.

  

  Nassim Nicholas Taleb
  • Science
  • Literature

• You cannot be both unhappy and fully present in the Now.

  

  Eckhart Tolle
  • Present

• I've auditioned for normal characters. But I never get cast.

  

  Jared Harris

• It is essential to grasp the incontestable truth that a Marxist must take cognisance of real life, of the true facts of reality, and not cling to a theory of yesterday, which, like all theories, at best only outlines the main and the general, only comes near to embracing life in all its complexity.

  

  Vladimir Lenin
  • Reality
  • Complexity
  • Marxist

• Opera is the most complete art form. It includes drama, acting, technology (lighting), art (the sets), dance, and the epitome of the human voices. But mostly, go for the glorious music. The arts are crucial to the life of every community.

  

  Karen DeCrow
  • Life
  • Music
  • Art

• I wish I was a little more gregarious and outgoing.

  

  Dan Fogelberg
  • Wish
  • More
  • I Wish

• I'd never managed anyone before, so I don't have a lot of experience. But I'm lucky - I have a lot of team members who have a really honest relationship with me.

  

  Ben Silbermann
  • Experience
  • Team
  • Relationship

• Calling the Guantanamo prison “a gated timeshare community in the Northern Caribbean.

  

  Barry W. Lynn
  • Community
  • Prison