Neko Case Quotes
I don't know anybody who doesn't hate being called alt.country. It just sounds like a website. I don't mind being called Americana, I don't mind being called country noir, or independent country is fine, but the words alt.country make me insane.
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Music is art, and once you become an artist, you need to learn how to accept criticism.
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For my film 'Fashion,' like an investigative journalist, I went about knowing the people, the models, the fashion designers. Similarly with the corporate world.
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I always went with my agenda, I just couldn't execute it.
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I always start the day by washing my face and moisturizing.
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Never regret yesterday. Life is in you today and you make your tomorrow.
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When I am cast in a movie where I feel that the woman's part is more interesting, I usually start thinking about Spencer Tracy and Fred Astaire. They seem to be the most clear actors when working with women.
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Here in France, I've seen some very good young designers, but they don't have this ability to be good businessmen, too. I think America gives you this.
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The entrepreneurial bug had already bitten my son Ankur by the time he got to college. As a lifelong entrepreneur, I certainly didn't want to dampen his enthusiasm by telling him he couldn't do it, but I also wanted to make sure it was balanced with the proper attention to his studies.
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I've played in Boston and New York, and it doesn't matter if you're sick, aching - once you step on that field, you're a completely different animal.
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It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.
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Some musicians I know are incredible fathers. Like Keith Richards. A fantastic dad.
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I wasn't going to make a slick, glossy over-produced piece of entertainment because then I would be doing what the Capitol did. Then I'm actually putting on the Hunger Games and not making a movie of the 'Hunger Games.'
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Searches of al Qaeda sites in Afghanistan, undertaken since American-backed forces took control there, are not known to have turned up a significant cache of nuclear materials.
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You have to master not only the art of listening to your head, you must also master listening to your heart and listening to your gut.
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You don't have to have a great voice to sing, just a distinctive one. But make sure you say the words clearly and tell a story.
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What is history? An echo of the past in the future; a reflex from the future on the past.
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We English are good at forgiving our enemies; it releases us from the obligation of liking our friends.
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I want to play against the best, and that's what I'm doing, just going out there and being focused, just competing every possession.
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Investment is not only volatile, it is the key motor of the economy's prosperity because it has a snowball effect.
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Your most important sale in life is to sell yourself to yourself.
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My public school teachers did a great job of saying, 'Check this out. You're qualified for this. You should explore these opportunities.' They're the ones who said, 'You know, apply to Harvard. You might be a good fit here.'
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Over the past five years, I have often recalled that the United Nations' Charter begins with the words: 'We the peoples.' What is not always recognized is that 'we the peoples' are made up of individuals whose claims to the most fundamental rights have too often been sacrificed in the supposed interests of the state or the nation.
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I don't know anybody who doesn't hate being called alt.country. It just sounds like a website. I don't mind being called Americana, I don't mind being called country noir, or independent country is fine, but the words alt.country make me insane.
