Barry Hannah Quotes
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I refuse to accept other people's ideas of happiness for me. As if there's a 'one size fits all' standard for happiness.
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Yeah, I have animosity, a chip on my shoulder. But I love, too.
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I've always had an affinity for the fashion industry - I've always been drawn to it. But I grew up in Calgary in Canada, which, being a fairly isolated city, is not particularly known for having anything to do with fashion.
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I was an English major in college!
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You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
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I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved who I am not. Even if you're not accepted, at least you are still yourself.
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When you talk about the American League, you think of Fenway. When you talk about the National League, you think of Wrigley and the fan base that they have in Chicago.
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I don't believe we have defined health care reform very well in this country.
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Death is a zero sum game for which there is no cure.
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Some people can be choosy because they're ultratalented or lucky or whatever, but yeah, there are certain things that might not be the greatest thing on my resume. But I don't sit back and go, 'Gosh, I wish I didn't do that.' It's all part of the growth of a career, whether you're an entertainer or a librarian.
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It's weird how people were always asking us, 'Are you real? Are you joking?' That seems like something Americans care about a lot. You can't answer the question 'Are you real?' If we're anything, we're documentary fiction.
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Funding for the original manned Voyager Mars Program was scratched in 1968, before humans had gotten out of Low Earth Orbit. Mid-'60s plans for a Venus fly-by with astronauts actually flying by it met the same fate.
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I love rock n' rollers.
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I don't go on lunch dates with friends. I hear about people having dinner parties, but I never do that. I'm not really human.
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It is no surprise that companies do not often respond to moral pressure alone. We need to hit them hard in their pocketbook and on their balance sheet. We need to show them that their stock prices will be affected if their actions encourage Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions.
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Let's create a legal system that can work.
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I think there needs to be a way to allow people to become educated if they've paid taxes, they've been here a long time. And I think, actually, we need to think about young people are not making the decision on whether to come here.
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I hate to say it, but the older you get, you really do have to cut down on the amount you eat. Less food and less portions.
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I, over the years, have always felt more comfortable if I could go into a projection room and look at a film and not really know what to expect. If you read the script first, you form all kinds of preconceptions about how things look, what the location's like, what the actors are like.
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I'm Cuban, so I like a bit of curve. I just want my booty to have a little lift!
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There is no buzz like performing for a live audience.
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I'm not unaware of the fact that probably my biggest audience is lesbians, and is probably the main reason why I've attained the success that I have.
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Can a moment of madness make up for an age of consent?
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I always intended to be light and open. I misjudged the American audience.
