Damian Barr Quotes
I could never do just one thing, but everything I do is in the direction of stories. Sometimes writing them, sometimes showcasing them, sometimes letting people see them.
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One never can know the whys and the wherefores of one's passional changes.
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Many past products advertised in old publications can be profitably promoted all over again. Sometimes, just by giving them a new twist or modern application, you'll hit a real winner.
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Sometimes, just the act of venting is helpful. Counseling provides a safe haven for precisely that kind of free-ranging release: You can say things in the therapist's office, with the therapist present, that would be incendiary or hurtful in your living room.
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Sometimes the kids come up with better endings than the real story.
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Death is the sanction of everything the story-teller can tell. He has borrowed his authority from death.
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Things are never perfect, so I never get too high about things, or get too down about things anymore.
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I have never planned to have babies by a certain age.
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In life, sometimes you just lose.
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I never read about photography.
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To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that.
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I've led a charmed life. I've known people who have been depressed, and I've never had that.
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I have never been worried about the future. I will always be able to drive my own feet.
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What I tend to get from America is very enthusiastic letters and e-mail from librarians and schoolteachers, the gatekeepers, though I hesitate to use that word. I've never been a huge seller.
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You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you have never had the courage to commit.
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He was a sociologist; he had got into an intellectual muddle early on in life and never managed to get out.
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The juices never stop flowing. I still write songs.
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Most of us would never consider getting our car repaired without first receiving an estimate of the charges, but this is exactly what we do when we need to go to a hospital for treatment.
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It is proportion that beautifies everything, the whole universe consists of it, and music is measured by it.
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Never have anyone else carry your luggage. Pack only what you need.
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Football, to me, is a passion, more than a game. It is everything. But more than anything, it is love for Roma. I have always been Roma. There has never been anything else.
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Archetypes are always [in my film-making]. It's sometimes interesting to just flip them a little bit and see the underside.
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Kids today don't want to get married. Too many of their friends have been married and divorced already. They just don't believe in it.
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Have you ever heard a good joke? If you've ever heard someone just right, with the right pacing, then you're already on the way to poetry. It's about using words in very precise ways and using gesture.
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I could never do just one thing, but everything I do is in the direction of stories. Sometimes writing them, sometimes showcasing them, sometimes letting people see them.
