Barry Humphries Quotes
I really feel sorry for kids who aren't interested in history - recent history, either, because it is this that made us what we are.
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The difference between eccentricity and originality in historical studies is often difficult to detect at first encounter. When a radically new interpretation of a large segment of history makes its appearance, time is needed to sift the evidence.
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If a division becomes insolvent, the credit markets' reaction to that is immediate - regardless of what period of time you think you have to remedy.
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China has the best opportunities. A domestic market with 1.3bn people will help create more Fortune 500 retailers.
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Everyone's like sheep on social media; like, one person starts making noise, and everyone's like, 'Hey, yeah!' and then you got a whole bunch of people making noise at you.
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My songs have a lot going on in them -they're packed with sounds. When I have only three or four minutes to capture something, I guess I can't stand the idea of any bar going unloved.
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There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.
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In 'Clockwork Orange,' you're there with your eyes, watching all those things, your brain goes off, ahh, exposes you to so many things, and at the end of the day, it's just like a roller coaster. Why do you jump in a roller coaster? You want a thrill.
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I just like to stay a little quiet and just do my own thing. If I win a little more, I think I'll get a little bit more attention.
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So, two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism.
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Why would I want a place of my own? Then I would have to things worry about, like doing laundry and having food in the fridge.
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I love science fiction when it's well-done. I don't like campy stuff. I don't like stuff that's too fantastical.
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One of the issues I kept saying to my students is you have to learn to interrupt. When you raise your hand at a meeting, by the time they get to you, the point is not germane. So the bottom line is active listening. If you are going to interrupt, you look for opportunities. You have to know what you're talking about.
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'The Outsiders' died on the vine being sold as a drugstore paperback.
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With 'Palo Alto' as the catalyst, I've surrounded myself with people that have kind of created a world where I can feel like I'm not gonna be judged for doing something that I want to do.
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Musical theater is one of my passions.
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I hope she misses the cut. She doesn't belong here.
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I was in bands, but they were punk bands, and you plug in the guitars, you turn them up really loud, you've got four or five other people on stage with you, you've got some protection from when they throw lighters. You can always hide behind the lead singer or the bass player.
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You mustn't always believe what I say. Questions tempt you to tell lies, particularly when there is no answer.
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Despite the often illusory nature of essays on the psychology of a nation, it seems to me there is something revealing in the insistence with which a people will question itself during certain periods of its growth.
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I always loved country music. But I didn't even know I could sing. I just knew I loved the music.
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It is not good for ordinary people to say, 'I am He.' The waves belong to the water. Does the water belong to the waves? The upshot of the whole thing is that, no matter what path you follow, yoga is impossible unless the mind becomes quiet. The mind of a yogi is under his control; he is not under the control of his mind.
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There is not going to be a peace process unless there is talks involving Israel, Hezbollah and Hamas, and I think everyone knows that.
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I really feel sorry for kids who aren't interested in history - recent history, either, because it is this that made us what we are.
