Barry Eisler Quotes
Psychologically, it's always more pleasurable to blame others for our problems than it is to acknowledge our own responsibility.
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I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge responsibility. It's part of who I am. It does not define me.
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A person's life is of their own making, and I take full responsibility for mine.
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Art is always criticized and always an outsider gets the blame.
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I don't blame or complain about things like the economy, the government, taxes, employees, gas prices, or any of the external things that I don't have control over. The only thing I have control over is my response to these things.
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When it's time to film and to actually take on the role of Precious, I felt an immense responsibility to do it justice.
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I definitely feel more comfortable in my own skin since turning 40.
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Each is responsible for his own actions.
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Consider well this fact: As long as the German people does not arise and use force directed by its own will, the assassination of the people will continue.
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All the things that most kids hated, I loved. I loved that things were asked of me and that, much to my surprise, I was able to do them. I loved the 10 o'clock bedtime. I loved the responsibility.
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The responsibility of an artist is to be honest with themselves.
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I am the commander in chief of the United States armed forces, and Iraq is gonna have to ultimately provide for its own security.
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Strauss' water activities, which highlight both its social responsibility and commitment to the environment, meet a genuine need of people around the world today.
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I would rather do twenty TV series than go through what I went through under that Rank contract I signed a few years ago for which I blame no one but myself.
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I use that as my responsibility on the show, to be the pragmatist.
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Every writer uses his own way to motivate oneself.
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I started recording because I was always complaining about the records that I was getting of my songs. At least if I did them and messed them up, I wouldn't have anyone else to blame.
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When you take on something like your footprint on the environment, you have to say, 'Where am I going to draw the circle around my level of responsibility and then where do I assume that others will take responsibility?'
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I was given the opportunity to run a business, but on that very same day, I understood that it comes with a lot of responsibility, and responsibility comes at a price.
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I was a rapper and a DJ, and if you wanted to be involved in hip-hop, you had to be involved in the sonic, the kinetic and the visual aspects. The visual was graffiti.
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I have a deep respect for the fundamentals of television, the traditions of it, even, but I don't have any reverence for it.
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In the U.S., with very few exceptions, actresses older than 35 are simply discarded.
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I'm not happy when I'm writing, but I'm more unhappy when I'm not.
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I happen to believe in immigration reform but I don't believe that that means that every person who has come into America should be able to stay.
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Psychologically, it's always more pleasurable to blame others for our problems than it is to acknowledge our own responsibility.
