Barton Gellman Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
My parents were very supportive of me and my artistic endeavours. My father and mother came to every school play I ever did.
-
'Cool' is detached and emotionally cool. My instinct is to battle anything that seems overly cool.
-
I can't see how I'd learn to be a better actor from reading reviews.
-
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.
-
The digital revolution has also meant a revolution in access to information. This puts more power and knowledge into the hands of nonexperts.
-
Our new pro-growth tax policy will be like a shot of adrenaline into the heart of the Kansas economy.
-
I've always dreamed of having a large family.
-
There are no words to describe my feelings for Errol Flynn.
-
That we must all die, we always knew; I wish I had remembered it sooner.
-
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.
-
Children refuse to compromise. Adults learn how.
-
Tenderness is a virtue.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Akhenaten's allegedly monotheistic worship of Aten and the more naturalistic art produced during his reign, a revolutionary break from the more formal art of earlier periods, have made him a sympathetic figure to many.
-
Someone once asked me why people sing. I answered that they sing for many of the same reasons the birds sing. They sing for a mate, to claim their territory, or simply to give voice to the delight of being alive in the midst of a beautiful day. Perhaps more than the birds do, humans hold a grudge. They sing to complain of how grievously they have been wronged, and how to avoid it in the future. They sing to help themselves execute a job of work. They sing so the subsequent generations won’t forget what the current generation endured, or dreamed, or delighted in.
-
Does what you think of you determine your worth?
-
We human beings are strange creatures and still reserve the right to think for ourselves.
-
Privatization is more efficient and effective in some cases, but not in intelligence.
-
Some misunderstandings are hard to cure.
