Dave Barry Quotes

We idolized the Beatles, except for those of us who idolized the Rolling Stones, who in those days still had many of their original teeth.

Dave Barry

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People have to follow their hearts, and if their hearts lead them to Wal-Mart, so be it.

Maynard James Keenan

PeopleFollowLeadWal-MartHearts

The first acting part I ever got was a guest spot on 'Chicago Hope' playing a security guard. I thought, 'Oh, this is going to be cool.' But a little bit later, I got a vague part on this short-lived show called 'Marshall Law' with Arsenio Hall and Sammo Hung. It was a poor man's 'Rush Hour.'

Maz Jobrani

HopeManCoolLawThoughtActing

It's not just the number of friends you have, and it's not whether or not you're in a committed relationship. It's the quality of your close relationships that matters.

Robert J. Waldinger

RelationshipQualityFriendsYou

One thing I incorporated in my novel 'The Poe Shadow' was the little-known fact that documents show Poe inherited a slave and decided to free him.

Matthew Pearl

ShadowFreeHimSlaveOne Thing

I just believe that our most redeeming feature as a species is our capacity for love.

Amanda McBroom

LoveBelieveCapacityJustMostOur

Minneapolis has always been a very special place for me.

Mat Kearney

MePlaceSpecialAlwaysBeenVery

I'll talk to myself out loud a lot.

Mira Sorvino

MyselfTalkOutLoudLot

I made some really bad decisions, and I turned a lot of work down and kind of got lost in life.

Jonny Lee Miller

LifeWorkDecisionsBadDownLost

If you learn a martial art, you learn to be dangerous, but simultaneously, you learn to control it.

Jordan Peterson

ArtControlLearnYouDangerous

I think my time on 'Australian Idol' really helped train my voice for a lot of genres.

Dean Geyer

TimeVoiceThinkTrainIdolMy Time

When you've been a character in a movie - and this has happened when we've done concerts as Spinal Tap or as The Folksmen - people see you as characters walking out of a movie. And you appear in public, then, to play, it's a very schizophrenic thing.

Christopher Guest

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If they aren't real enough to surprise me, then they aren't real enough to go on the page.

Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

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