Pat Barrett Quotes
For every project, there are so many people that work unbelievably hard behind the scenes to make a vision a reality.
Quotes to Explore
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In tennis, because of the way it's scored, I don't think that scoring one point out of luck is ever decisive in winning. But, of course, it depends on the moment.
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It's hard for me to view Baltimore outside the context of what Baltimore has always been in my mind: a violent place.
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The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism.
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I have never taken myself that seriously as an actor.
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When I got my Oprah money, the first thing I bought was a really nice electronic bidet toilet seat.
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I haven't done as many films as I would have liked.
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In 1942, everyone was ready to go and fight for the good guys. It was so simple.
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Every single administration in American political history has put cronies and pals and donors into political positions. But normally those people become the ambassador to Liechtenstein or the deputy undersecretary of commerce.
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I'm not going to be lectured by Nathan Deal, who is a former Clinton Democrat. I will stack up my conservative credentials against his any day of the week.
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Growing up in Nashville, especially in a music business family, means growing up with knowledge that seems like common sense until later in life when you realize people spend thousands of dollars a semester trying to learn or pretending to learn while looking for some intern job on music row.
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Violence is the first refuge of the violent.
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Some things are really sacred and important to other cultures, so you have to be aware, politically, about those things before you just adopt them.
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Defeating racism, tribalism, intolerance and all forms of discrimination will liberate us all, victim and perpetrator alike.
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Um... Bulgaria is an interesting country. The people are lovely. There are potholes the size of small planets.
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The most significant indicator that there is no disaster in Iraq is the fact that there is no exodus.
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I'm not really frightened by experimenting - that's the main thing. I really like mixing very old beautiful pieces that are from thrift shops or that have some historical value with quite new futuristic things.
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Live as if you were living a second time, and as though you had acted wrongly the first time.
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'Big business' was a bad phrase in India. To be accused of being big business was the worst accusation you could make. All that has gone now. The whole mindset has changed.
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Whether in services or in manufacturing, the trick is to stay ahead of the curve. I believe we should not wait to be disrupted - we should become disruptors ourselves.
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To be a manager requires more than a title, a big office, and other outward symbols of rank. It requires competence and performance of a high order.
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True happiness is to rejoice in the truth, for to rejoice in the truth is to rejoice in You, O God, who are the truth... Those who think that there is another kind of happiness look for joy elsewhere, but theirs is not true joy.
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As an actor, I'm constantly striving to find the darkness in the lighter characters and the lightness in the darker characters.
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The reasons you have for doing a movie will vary with the way your life is going. There was a time when a made a some movies because I felt I needed to work. And I didn't think about the material as much. But sometimes I've thought about the material a lot and thought I was doing the right thing, and it didn't work out.
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For every project, there are so many people that work unbelievably hard behind the scenes to make a vision a reality.
