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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In studio films, everything has to be boxed in, everybody needs to know beforehand - this is comedy, this is sci-fi, this is drama - and what's the point of independent film if you don't get to experiment?
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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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I do believe that all of the world needs reform. The reform must take place everywhere.
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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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My memories are inside me – they're not things or a place – I can take them anywhere.
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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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I can laugh at myself because I've had to. Everything would have been much worse if I'd been the singing son of Nat 'King' Cole.
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Is revenge a circle inside of a circle inside of a circle?
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I think I put a lot of special attention towards creating interesting textures and unique sounds. Music essentially boils down to two main elements: rhythm and melody. I feel tones and textures often get overlooked, so I like to take my time finding the right sounds.
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Every small wrong, every minor act of cruelty, every act of petty bullying was symbolic of a greater wrong. And if we ignored these small things, then did it not blunt our outrage over the larger wrongs?
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Jim jumped well and will continue to improve. Jim needs no motivation. He motivates himself enough.
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If the guests want to wrest the check away from the host, because the host is also the guest of honor, then the guest who volunteers has to cover the whole thing. A guest can't volunteer -all- of the guests to pay for the host/honoree.
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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.
