Mat Kearney Quotes
All of my acoustic playing came from my songwriting. All of the chords I've learned and all of the voicings I play them in are a direct result of composing.
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I literally was saved by a role, from becoming a cab driver. I never did have to wait tables, though, so looking back I guess I had it pretty soft.
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I'm not a collector of clothes. I've got clothes to wear.
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I believe that of all the things I have done, exciting though many of them have been, there's no doubt in my mind that the most worthwhile have been the establishing of schools and hospitals, and the rebuilding of monasteries in the mountains.
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I'm not a gun person by any stretch of the imagination, and it's not something I feel comfortable participating in.
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I've always felt that the obligation of teachers is to have a huge, broad overview and to provide a foundation course to the students. The long view of history is absolutely crucial.
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A winning player is nothing more than a player on a winning team. A losing player is a guy who played on a losing team that year.
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All Hollywood corrupts; and absolute Hollywood corrupts absolutely.
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No one is India.
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I have such a crush on Shirley Manson. I think she's the coolest thing.
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Charity plays an important role in upholding the values and advancing the work of the United Nations.
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One should go to the line through the character. You should see their lifestyle in the way they speak.
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It is a grievous sin in the sight of God for any man to presume to baptize, unless God has authorized him by new revelation to baptize in his name.
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There isn't a class structure in Nigeria; there's a tribal structure and prestige as far as money is concerned.
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I am always watching old films and trying to fill gaps in my knowledge.
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How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain Meaning of Words!
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Sports saved my life.
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I kind of grew up in the indie world, and now that sort of writing and material is on television.
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I think Alison Krauss is one of the most amazing singers ever. As a songwriter - this is gonna sound cheesy - I love Randy Newman. And my mom passed on a love of Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell. At one point I was so into the Indigo Girls, just like I was so into the Dixie Chicks, those female harmonies.
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A trauma is something one repeats and repeats, after all, and this is the tragedy of the Iqbals--that they can't help but reenact the dash they once made from one land to another, from one faith to another, from one brown mother country into the pale, freckled arms of an imperial sovereign.
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We have overcome some terrible blows to our democracy, to the future of our democracy, to the future of our nation. We survived the Civil War and the strife that tore this nation apart.
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The more the years go by, the less I know. But if you give explanations and understand everything, then nothing can happen. What helps me go forward is that I stay receptive, I feel that anything can happen.
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In any nation, the hypocrites do not become apparent except during times of fitnah (severe tests and hardships).
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A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness. It is an expression of humility. It is a foundation for the development of such virtues as prayer, faith, courage, contentment, happiness, love, and well-being.
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All of my acoustic playing came from my songwriting. All of the chords I've learned and all of the voicings I play them in are a direct result of composing.
