Barton Gellman Quotes
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Quotes to Explore
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I love to read. I love to stretch. In the morning, I get up, and if I'm not in a hurry, I will lie on the floor on a rug, look through some books and magazines, and maybe listen to music and try to do stretching exercises to tune up.
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Most athletes are media shy. They keep to themselves and to their training. I'm not saying it is absolutely necessary for them to come out and face the cameras with confidence, but if they do, it will only help them. They will find themselves closer to their fans and will also get their word across more effectively.
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There are as many ways to help another human being as there are people in need of help. For some, the urgent need is as basic as food and water. For others, it is an opportunity to develop a talent, realize an idea, and reach one's full potential.
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What brought the British to the Gambia in the first place - which was bigger than it is now - was trade in ivory because the Gambia had a lot of elephants. They wiped out all the elephants and ended up selling Africans.
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I don't think that any political party should claim Jesus as being a part of a political party.
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Kindness in women, not their beauteous looks, shall win my love.
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Stereotypes lose their power when the world is found to be more complex than the stereotype would suggest. When we learn that individuals do not fit the group stereotype, then it begins to fall apart.
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I know what feels good to eat and what doesn't. I try to err on the side of choices I know will leave me feeling more energized and ready to go, because it's always better to feel healthy.
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It's always difficult with the superhero stuff because you're working with characters who have been written by 100 to 200 people over the past 20 years, at least, so they never sound the same or act the same. The best approach is to try to draw the best fitting line through all of the interpretations.
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I see myself as a story teller.
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For neither life nor nature cares if justice is ever done or not.
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The way women today are treated in Saudi Arabia is a direct result of the education our children, boys and girls, receive at school.
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In December 2004, I travelled on the road from Uzbekistan across the Oxus River on which the first Soviet convoys had rolled into Afghanistan 25 years before.
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I grew up on Bach and Beethoven, and now I'm listening to more modern composers who I can't even name. But since I'm constantly doing music, it's difficult to have that quality time to listen to music and do classical stuff.
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I have been extremely lucky with reviewers and critics throughout my career.
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Writing has been as difficult for me as for people who don't like to write and as little fun.
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If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three more words, I'd add, 'All the time.'
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'Love Aaj Kal' is not really a road movie, but it does involve some travel.
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You can watch 'Dawn of the Dead' and still sleep at night. Try that with 'The Day After'.
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I've grown up on TV, and there were some phases that weren't pretty.
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If you can figure out how to get paid to do something you love, that's the dream.
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I'm single. I had to make a few changes in my life.
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We know what's in our Cheerios and in our retirement accounts because the law requires disclosure.
