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- Nov 07, 2020
Barbara Quotes
Notable women, one shared name.
This Barbara quotes page brings together lines referencing well-known women named Barbara, including a beloved romance novelist whose work shaped generations of readers. For more on personal influences, see our Life quotes page.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Probably every book I read influenced me in some small way. Authors like Jan Westcott, Kathleen Winsor, Catherine Cookson, Georgette Heyer, and even Barbara Cartland taught me to write character-driven stories.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have always been drawn to the Restoration period of Charles II. I have a soft spot for Charles Stuart, who was always loving and kind to the opposite sex. The members of his court were fascinating, and Barbara Castlemaine was one of the greatest courtesans in history.
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- Nov 07, 2020
If Barbara Walters was interviewing me, I'd figure her career was as dead as mine!
- Hero
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- Nov 07, 2020
And besides, because of all she has accomplished, Barbara Jordan has always been a hero of mine.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
Well, she managed to - Barbara was capable of doing practically anything if she set her mind to it. In retrospect, I'm not surprised that Barbara managed to get collect calls through.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
You have to take strength from the people that love you and the people that love Barbara and the huge number of expressions of sympathy and compassion and support. That has been extremely moving.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd love to sit down with Barbara Walters. She's always asking people about their personal lives. I'd like to see how she likes it.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I look back at that time fondly. It's something I never thought I'd get the chance to do, be in a soap. Working with Barbara Windsor and Steve McFadden - they're legends in their own lifetimes aren't they?
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I made my Obey logo, it was 100 percent an homage to Barbara Kruger's work and 0 percent had anything to do with Supreme.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Through their play Barbara imagined their lives as adults. They used the dolls to reflect the adult world around them. They would sit and carry on conversations, making the dolls real people.
- Moment
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- Nov 07, 2020
Celebrities know I'm not looking for a 'gotcha' moment. I don't want to be Barbara Walters who you come to when you first check out of rehab. I want to be the person who brings a superfan from Iowa to meet you because we love you.
- Personal
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- Nov 07, 2020
People just automatically say 'If this guy is George and Barbara Bush's son, we don't have any question about those personal qualities that we were fooled on by Clinton.'
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- Nov 07, 2020
I mean, the actors that I admired were Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, an actress named Barbara Harris. And Greta Garbo. They were great actors.
- Been
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always wanted to record a jazz record. I did one in the '70s with Barbara Carroll. It's been a journey.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't trust Santa Barbara as far as I can spit. I am afraid that if I went back there, it's possible that I could be run through their system, their judicial system, and wind up in some county jail where I could be killed and I'm not gonna take that chance.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't have any particular beef with Barbara Boxer. My beef is with the official Democratic doctrine that anybody who reaches Boxer's position has to spout and has to endorse.
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- Nov 07, 2020