Bjork Quotes
When I was a teenager in Iceland people would throw rocks and shout abuse at me because they thought I was weird. I never got that in London no matter what I wore.
Quotes to Explore
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An increase in light gives an increase in darkness.
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I think computer science, by and large, is still stuck in the Modern age.
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I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance.
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Journalists write because they have nothing to say, and have something to say because they write.
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Jewish, black, Filipino, whatever the specificity is, it's specificity that makes a good story. And I think people are tired of seeing the same old shtick on network television. It's just a group of white people hanging out talking about their jobs. Who cares? We've seen that.
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You've got to really be able to accept the rejection.
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Well, you know what? The same people that get driven crazy by hip hop are the same people that probably listen to the type of music that drives me crazy. Like, Journey covers.
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Every project has to stand on its own. It's a different identity within each project, and I feel like that's the way it should be.
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Leaving Egypt and the people I loved so much, and the environment I liked, was definitely worth it, because I also have great love for medicine and science.
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All the reasons that have made software so successful are beginning to happen with hardware. So much can be done so quickly, prototyped so rapidly, and the costs are so low.
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Capitalism is about adventurers who get harmed by their mistakes, not people who harm others with their mistakes.
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Early impressions are like glimpses seen through the window by night when lightning is about.
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After the second and final time that I got hugely fat in my life and when I lost that weight six or seven years ago, I pretty much decided that I was going to stay in decent shape for the rest of my life.
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It was a very stupid thing to do, I'll admit, but I hardly didn't even know I was doing it.
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I don't want everything to be flowery perfection. I like it there to be a charge behind it, you know?
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By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.
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Fighting is easy to understand. You just hit the guy as hard as you can.
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When you have put all your faith in man and continue to be disappointed, don't you hope there is something out of there that is not of human element?
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What appeals to me about an American music directorship is the involvement of the conductor with the orchestra and the community. I think that's a fantastic thing. In Europe, being principal conductor means merely that you're the person who does most of the concerts. For me, that simply isn't enough.
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There are a number of qualities which are important for mental peace, but from the little experience I have, I believe that one of the most important factors is human compassion and affection: a sense of caring.
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I've seen too much hate to want to hate, myself.
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There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West. Some courage and some wisdom, blended in measure. If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
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When I was a teenager in Iceland people would throw rocks and shout abuse at me because they thought I was weird. I never got that in London no matter what I wore.
