Lynda Barry Quotes

No one stopped me from playing when I was alone, but there were times when I wasn't able to, though I wanted to... There were times when nothing played back. Writers call it 'writer's block.' For kids there are other names for that feeling, though kids don't usually know them.

Lynda Barry

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AloneMeBackFeelingKnowNothing

You look at 'Arrested Development' or 'Community,' we're constantly either deconstructing genre or tone. We like to say it's like being a mad scientist: you get to play in a laboratory and experiment with directions to take narrative in.

Joe Russo

CommunityYouLookMadPlaySay

Propaganda requires a permanent network of communication so that it can systematically stifle reflection with emotive or utopian slogans. Its pace is usually fast.

John Berger

CommunicationReflectionFastPace

I feel less adrenaline in my body now, but more in my head. I tried to be at my best, and I succeeded.

Andriy Shevchenko

BestFeelBodyNowMoreHead

That past is still within our living memory, a time when neighbour helped neighbour, sharing what little they had out of necessity, as well as decency.

Mary McAleese

TimePastMemorySharingLivingOut

I don't endorse products, only actions and beliefs.

Julia Butterfly Hill

ProductsBeliefsOnlyActions

I'm not going to lie; listen, I'm nice at basketball.

Drake

LieBasketballNiceListenGoing

Each time I arrived in a new city, I'd get lost in the streets and photograph everything that looked interesting, taking nearly a thousand photographs every day. After each day of shooting, I'd select 30 or 40 of my favorite photographs and post them on Facebook. I named the albums after my first impression of each city.

Brandon Stanton

TimeDayCityInterestingEvery Day

Through consciousness, our minds have the power to change our planet and ourselves. It is time we heed the wisdom of the ancient indigenous people and channel our consciousness and spirit to tend the garden and not destroy it.

Bruce Lipton

ChangeWisdomPowerTimePeople

Taking a backseat role is not in my nature.

Pollyanna Chu

NatureRoleTakingBackseat

Never, never, will I accept, on issues of integrity, comparisons with the Liberal party.

Pauline Marois

IntegrityPartyAcceptWillNever

Everything starts with God in my career, and it will finish with God.

Mariano Rivera

GodCareerWillFinishEverything

We can't afford to sacrifice another generation of American children to bureaucratic politics. We've got to get it done. The future, the health, the life - our nation depends on it and it's just foolish to think or act otherwise.

LeVar Burton

LifeFutureChildrenHealthPolitics

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