Barton Gellman Quotes
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I don't know if I would say that I'm specifically a history buff. I do find a lot of things fascinating, especially anything that's bizarre or mysterious and unknown and we don't have all the answers for.
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You begin to realize that the genius of our country is the constant push to be more inclusive and find new ways of engaging everyone.
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The thing I love most about going to a book store is the self-help section is the biggest section because Americans know we're screwed up. We know it. But we want to get better.
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My parents were very supportive of me and my artistic endeavours. My father and mother came to every school play I ever did.
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'Cool' is detached and emotionally cool. My instinct is to battle anything that seems overly cool.
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I can't see how I'd learn to be a better actor from reading reviews.
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The thing I'm scared of most is not fulfilling my work. There's so much anxiety around trying to get a movie made that you don't really get to be afraid of anything else.
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The digital revolution has also meant a revolution in access to information. This puts more power and knowledge into the hands of nonexperts.
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Our new pro-growth tax policy will be like a shot of adrenaline into the heart of the Kansas economy.
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I've always dreamed of having a large family.
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There are no words to describe my feelings for Errol Flynn.
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That we must all die, we always knew; I wish I had remembered it sooner.
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The two things that hit you when you meet someone are, first, how they're visually put together and then, what they tell you with the tone of their voice - whether or not they're to be taken seriously.
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I don't think I look up to any players. Obviously you respect everyone.
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Children refuse to compromise. Adults learn how.
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Tenderness is a virtue.
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I suppose I am one: an activist - for animals and a vegan lifestyle. I hear that word, however, and look around to see if someone is indeed referring to me.
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I think someone should explain to the child that it's OK to make mistakes. That's how we learn. When we compete, we make mistakes.
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I think that there's always room for humour in music. It's something that always takes itself so seriously, which I think is a bit of a shame.
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A long life in journalism convinced me many presidents ago that there should be a large air space between a journalist and the head of a state.
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If we can sympathise only with the utterly blameless, then we can sympathise with no one, for all of us have contributed to our own misfortunes - it is a consequence of the human condition that we should. But it does nobody any favours to disguise from him the origins of his misfortunes, and pretend that they are all external to him in circumstances in which they are not.
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Feeling insecure is good for you. It forces you to do something better, drives you to use all your talents.
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It always weirds me out and makes me unhappy that some people think I'm Justin. I'm not. People can be talking to me and I know they think they are talking to Justin. It's hard to explain.
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Some misunderstandings are hard to cure.
