Lynn Barber Quotes
What did I get from Simon? An education - the thing my parents always wanted me to have.
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Read some good, heavy, serious books just for discipline: Take yourself in hand and master yourself.
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You have to wait six months to purchase a fuel efficient automobile made from overseas.
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I always played to win.
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So I'm ugly. So what? I never saw anyone hit with his face.
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I didn't grow up listening to The Smiths, but now I am a fan. I love his music and listened to so much of it for the film. It's not a regular biopic; they picked a part of his life that people don't really know about. You learn what informs his lyrics.
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What we women need to do, instead of worrying about what we don't have, is just love what we do have.
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If a senator calls me up and asks me what should we do in Iraq, I'm happy to talk to him.
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You possess a potent force that you either use, or misuse, hundreds of times every day.
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Look, you need technical skills to run a company.
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I've made a decision and now I must face the consequences.
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It was very unusual, because normally the producer requests the test to determine whether they want to hire someone or not. Olivia was concerned about playing a seventeen year old.
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Taylor's first four albums have been certified platinum a combined 21 times, but despite her unprecedented success in country music, '1989' is strictly pop.
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Like parents, cooks shouldn't have favourites, but some recipes inevitably shine more than others.
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I'm a black man in the United States of America, so I always feel like there's a target on me.
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I guess he wanted to see a little more sexual activity because in real life, in bed I think less is more and let the woman come to me. Frankly, I don't even need a woman there.
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While I have never been more excited about SecondMarket, I have chosen to move on from day-to-day management of the private company/fund business so that I can focus 100% of my energy on our digital currency business.
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There is a unique freshness when eating buckwheat noodles cold with plenty of herbs and citrus acidity. I can't think of any better use of chopsticks on a hot and sweaty evening.
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I will always be an actress. I couldn't see myself without acting. But I'd love to direct and keep writing. I don't think one has to be in place of the other.
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You lose the speed before the stamina.
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My mother always told me that as you go through life, no matter what you do, or how you do it, you leave a little footprint, and that's your legacy.
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We really want to send the message that commanders need to understand and be accountable. We saw that with the Catholic Church. No one cared when they went after the priests, but when they focused on the bishops then things began to change. And we see that analogy working with the military.
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If I were to persuade just one person to stop fighting for something they were convinced was worthwhile, I would end up persuading myself, and my whole life would be diminished.
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I don't know that I'd be a comedian if I stayed in Canada.
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What did I get from Simon? An education - the thing my parents always wanted me to have.
