Emily Barton Quotes
Time is finite and the demands of the imagination and also the demands of the world are infinite, so sort of brokering some kind of agreement between those things is a continual, and for me, and ever-changing challenge.
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I like quiet. No television cameras. I'm not the Hollywood type.
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Things are simple, it is us human beings that make it difficult.
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My job in this life is to give people spiritual ecstasy through music. In my concerts people cry, laugh, dance. If they climaxed spiritually, I did my job. I did it decently and honestly.
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If you look at all the vampires in the past, they were sort of decrepit old men. Stephanie Meyers just made it for a new audience. All the vampires are now young men and she describes them as not being ugly.
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I have been acting since I was thirteen.
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A culture without mythology is not really a civilisation.
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I remember when TiVO first came out I was all about TiVo. I came home and that thing was frozen, and I thought 'This is awful. This is the end of the world'. Then I unplugged it, and I plugged it back in, and still frozen. It was paralyzing. I called them. They said, 'Just unplug it longer.' Fixed. But it also taught me I'm an addict.
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When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.
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I feel quite fearless protecting the people I love.
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I think I'd struggle to get excited by synchronised swimming.
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The importance of certain problems concerning the facts will be inherent in the structure of the system.
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I hope girls read what I say in interviews - they should just be themselves.
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…ibi boni mores valent quam alibi bonae leges. 2
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He Corot is always the strongest, he has foreseen everything.
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Donald Trump has put some professional people around himself. Experienced. Successful. I know a lot of people seem to think that success and experience are reasons you shouldn't serve in public office. But they are knowledgeable and smart, and they've been around the world.
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The world has changed and it's going to keep changing, but God never changes; so we are safe when we cling to Him.
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I'm trying to get to Mars before everyone else.
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But for my faith in God, I should have been a raving maniac.
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I am going to get involved with giving back to military families.
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I learned in the computer game business early on that all senses are not equal. The best example is, you're listening to a radio play and you're driving down the road, and suddenly you realize you haven't seen the road in five minutes. It's because your visual cortex has been partying with your imagination, basically.
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Israel does not care about the international public opinion.
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Across the world, new roles are embraced … new alliances forged. After far too long a time, the gods have chosen to work with mankind towards a common good. Only one works alone.
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Time is finite and the demands of the imagination and also the demands of the world are infinite, so sort of brokering some kind of agreement between those things is a continual, and for me, and ever-changing challenge.
