Barry McGee Quotes
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We say God and the imagination are one... How high that highest candle lights the dark.
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I am a story-teller, and I look to academic research... for ways of augmenting story-telling.
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For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.
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As a writer, one is obliged to release her words, to let them live in the world on their own.
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I think the most expensive thing I've bought thus far is my Rolex.
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The men and women of my generation are heirs to that great collective success which has been admired worldwide and of which we are so proud. It is now up to us to pass it on to the coming generations.
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I hate banks. They do nothing positive for anybody except take care of themselves. They're first in with their fees and first out when there's trouble.
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One of the missions of 'The Nightly Show' was to have a conversation with America in a sense, and talk about the things that people didn't want to talk about it.
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For people who think of chicken as the meat choice of those-who-don't-really-like-meat, brining a bird will be a revelation.
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Power in politics, sovereignty in America is with we the people, and that is the path to turning this country around: empowering the people.
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The idea of regretting not doing this seemed insane to me. Sitting in the corner at a bar at age 60, saying: 'I could've been Bond. Buy me a drink.' That's the saddest place I could be. At least now at 60 I can say: 'I was Bond. Now buy me a drink.'
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I think every movie is its own little world, and a director certainly sets the tone.
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If you're CEO of a company, you have to be a public person. You're speaking to the press, you're speaking to investors, you're speaking to employees, you're the public face of the company and so kind of naturally you become more extroverted, more outwards facing.
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Children seem naturally drawn to poetry - it's some combination of the rhyme, rhythm, and the words themselves.
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Cyclists need to help themselves and should not jump red lights. I would ride in London, but I certainly wouldn't ride like that; you just have to be careful. I can understand going down the outside of traffic, but you should obey the rules of the road because we're all road users.
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Family is very important to me because that is the footprint we perpetuate. That is, the ripple in the water when the rock first impacts the pool, and it is those waves, that energy that one produces, that determines our direction.
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I learned a long time ago that fame and money is not a ticket to happiness.
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That's the thing with sci-fi and action roles. You have to play the danger as real. If you don't, you end up with egg on your face. You have to commit. You can't think about how stupid it might look without the special effects.
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In the free-to-play industry, the most money-making games are often coming from making people fighting against each other and really hating each other and wanting to revenge, so they spend more money to dominate.
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Try to acquire the virtues you believe lacking in your brothers. Then you will no longer see their defects, for you will no longer have them yourself.
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I have been looking after the children. My wife has taken time off.
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In retrospect I realize that the threat was about ego rather than the validity of the music.
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When you introduce something new to a country, you want to do it right. Generally, that means you have to do it yourself.
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My artwork gets stolen all the time; it's ridiculous.
