Barry Mann Quotes
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Many of the songs on Undertow were written at the time Opiate came out.
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All my friends were non-Muslims. I actually knew very little about Islam - like, very little.
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For every person that doesn't like you, there's gonna be somebody who does.
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I really believed that my songs were good enough for the whole world to listen to. I had fans from America or the U.K. who would be like, 'Oh my God, I love your music'.
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I must be like the princess who felt the pea through seven mattresses; each book is a pea.
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The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.
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I love writing songs.
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While I deeply admire actors who deeply prepare, it's just not something I do.
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Well, only Japanese may understand it, but I'm like a goat or something that likes high places.
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I like the effect drink has on me.
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I would love a bowl of Frosties, but I start the day with something healthier like a bowl of yoghurt or berries.
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Remember, if you want to love your life and live it to the fullest, don't let the sun go down on your anger. If you don't have a solution to the issue, agree to disagree and focus on the importance of the relationship.
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Every religion there's something foul going on.
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I tend to name albums after one of the songs.
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I'd rather be doing something than not doing something.
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They can say I have an opinion about something.
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Oftentimes, when you have a huge studio film and you have big names attached, they like to keep attaching big names.
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Simply, there are many things I would like to do.
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When I was in college at Carnegie Mellon, I wanted to be a chemist. So I became one. I worked in a laboratory and went to graduate school at the University of Pittsburgh. Then I taught science at a private girls' school. I had three children and waited until all three were in school before I started writing.
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All the wrong people remember Vietnam. I think all the people who remember it should forget it, and all the people who forgot it should remember it.
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What passes for patriotism is now largely measured by the flag pins in our lapels and the mouthing of pride and faith in our soldiers, sailors, and aviators. Having long since lost track of the precepts of American democracy, we've devolved into a cult of military, with its own blind faith and liturgy...
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I simply can't wear an outfit if I don't feel that is right for me.
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We've written something like 900 songs in all.