Bernard Barton Quotes

Obstinacy and vehemency in opinion are the surest proofs of stupidity.

Bernard Barton

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• I know politics and politicians are hated, but I still believe in goodness of a heart that has selfless intentions. With the grace of God, I will make a difference.

  

  Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
  • God
  • Believe
  • Heart

• This field is not necessarily glamorous, nor does it often produce immediate results, but it seeks to increase our basic understanding of living processes.

  

  Aaron Klug
  • Understanding
  • Living
  • Field

• Dark chocolate, and salt and vinegar chips are my weakness - but not together.

  

  Gail Simmons
  • Together
  • Dark
  • Chocolate

• In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.

  

  A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
  • Death
  • Terrorism
  • Sickness

• We would consider it our moral duty to lend all support to the ending of colonialism and imperialism so that people everywhere are free to mould their own destiny.

  

  Lal Bahadur Shastri
  • People
  • Free
  • Support

• We are so Post-Modern that we don't realize how Post-Modern we are anymore.

  

  Larry Wall
  • Realize
  • How
  • Anymore

• I think socializing on the Internet is to socializing what reality TV is to reality.

  

  Aaron Sorkin
  • Think
  • Reality
  • Internet

• What's so fun when you shoot in a car is you get to research all the other road movies that have ever been done, and you try to figure out where do they place the cameras and how many shots can you get with your people in the car. So just doing the research on the films is so fun.

  

  Tamra Davis
  • People
  • Done
  • Fun

• If the only thing you knew about Oman was its location, you might never go at all.

  

  Hanya Yanagihara
  • You
  • Never
  • Location

• I think I take what you might call a B-movie story, deal with B-movie subjects, and I treat it as if it's an A-movie in terms of my approach, my crew, my actors, my ethics and so on. I guess that's my trademark or one of them, anyway!

  

  M. Night Shyamalan
  • Movie
  • Think
  • Ethics

• One day, the dance charts will be the biggest chart in the music world. Because we all need to dance. This planet will be a fun planet when the judges in court will end the day with a dance!

  

  Yoko Ono
  • World
  • Music
  • Fun

• I think, for the majority of my twenties, I was always so concerned with what I didn't have, or what I still wanted.

  

  Adam Lambert
  • Think
  • Always
  • Majority

• I'm a fan of Bjork, a fan of Premier, you know, those are the first two names that come to my mind. You know, I've learned a lot from every person I've collaborated with, from Madlib to Jean Grae and Hi-Tek, to Mos to DJ Quik, to even somebody like Jermaine Dupri. I've taken something important away from every experience.

  

  Talib Kweli Black Star
  • Important
  • Mind
  • Experience

• I make a lot of money, but I don't want to talk about that.

  

  Naomi Campbell
  • Money
  • Want
  • Talk

• People love a good story, even if it's a story that has very little truth to it.

  

  Katee Sackhoff
  • People
  • Love
  • Truth

• The problem with the focus on speculators, as was demonstrated during the financial crisis, is that it tends to divert attention from the real villains. During the financial crisis, the villains were the actions of the banks, not the speculators betting on bank share prices.

  

  Gary Weiss
  • Real
  • Attention
  • Problem

• I know what it takes to be fast and I feel like every year I learn valuable lessons about how to be better the next time.

  

  Danica Patrick
  • Time
  • Learn
  • Year

• I want to tour, everywhere I can, all of the world.

  

  Kat Edmonson
  • World
  • Want
  • I Can

• Radio news is bearable. This is due to the fact that while the news is being broadcast, the disk jockey is not allowed to talk.

  

  Fran Lebowitz
  • Talk
  • News
  • Radio

• So-called gay folks would just as soon kill you as look at you.

  

  Jerry Falwell
  • Gay

• 'So you say, so you say,' murmured Fflewddur, hurrying after him. 'Look closer into your heart. You may find your opinion to be somewhat different.'

  

  Lloyd Alexander
  • Different
  • Heart
  • May

• You see, there weren't these magazines like 'Heat' in my day. Always waiting to trip up these pretty girls and make them seem something horrible, something to make them look stupid and small and ugly and disgusting.

  

  Joanna Lumley
  • Up
  • Pretty
  • Small

• No one believes for a moment the embargo will prompt the Iraqi people to rise against Saddam Hussein.

  

  Alexander Cockburn
  • People

• Obstinacy and vehemency in opinion are the surest proofs of stupidity.

  

  Bernard Barton
  • Opinion
  • Stupidity
  • Obstinacy