Barry Lopez Quotes

People think that if you've written a book and somebody's given you a pat on the back then, you know, it's all - you're all settled, you know? You're going to be fine. I know that if I'm not confused, and really afraid, my work isn't going to be any good.

Barry Lopez

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 6, 1945

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Although I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler, I wasn't invited to the White House to shake hands with the President either.

Jesse Owens

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The practice of shaving makes its first appearance in the Bible in connection with the story of Joseph, who as a young man was sold by his brothers into slavery in Egypt, where he was subsequently imprisoned on false charges.

Meir Soloveichik

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Money speaks in Utah.

Robert Redford

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Increasingly, editing means going to lunch. It means editing with a credit card, not with a pencil.

Robert Gottlieb

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I know for a fact, obviously, because my kids grew up watching the show, that there are some things they are introduced to from 'The Simpsons', and then later in life they see the thing we're parodying. My kids had not seen 'Casablanca,' and we'd done parodies of 'Casablanca.'

Matt Groening

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I loved the late Gilda Radner. I love Carol Burnett and Lily Tomlin.

Tracey Ullman

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Bond may be a very international, cosmopolitan kind of character, but underneath it all, he is essentially British.

Roger Moore

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Bette Davis is my hero. I'm obsessed with her. I base everything I do on her.

Ruth Negga

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I did documentary film for a long time, and I spent a lot of time behind the camera, fervently wishing that the reality I was filming would conform to my narrative propriety. But you can't control it.

Ruth Ozeki

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In the case of the Democrats' 2009 budget request, the statement of need could not have been articulated any clearer: We need more spending, historic new tax hikes, and greater control over the way American families live their lives.

Roy Blunt

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My body could stand the crutches but my mind couldn't stand the sideline.

Michael Jordan

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Without a doubt, one of my favorite American ingredients is blue crabs, a true delicacy! And a great value, I think.

Jose Andres

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