Paul Westerberg Quotes
Literally, we haven’t played ‘Treatment Bound’ in years, so I’m sitting there writing the words for the second time in my life. The first time was when we did it and the second time is here, 30 years later.
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Unfortunately, America doesn't have a minister of culture, and I don't understand why. It's really bad for young people.
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I was not the pampered baby, no. I'm five years younger, and my parents were actually very strict with me, more strict than with the other ones.
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There are two sides to every question: my side and the wrong side.
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I have this desire in the back of my mind now of making music and film at the same time - putting the two together.
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My college, Fitzwilliam, was pretty good but unfashionable and I lived in digs so I was not part of the cloistered 'old college' environment, which frankly was a bit intimidating. But I worked hard and settled in by exploring politics and girls.
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Nothing escapes God's knowledge. This is proved by the witness of the Scriptures and the analogy of the sun, which, although created, yet by its light or heat enters into all things.
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I have no ties to my dad. I had no communications with him; it didn't shape who I am or anything like that. I'm actually a product of my mom.
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If you ask three people what it means to be Christian, you will get three different answers. Some feel being baptized is sufficient. Others feel you must accept the Bible as immutable historical fact. Still others require a belief that all those who do not accept Christ as their personal savior are doomed to hell.
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Multicultural markets are nuanced but not alien.
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Women have a lot of... attitudes enforced in us about our sense of attractiveness being bound up in long, flowing, Hollywood kind of hair.
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The music led to the acting. But movies aren't something you can just will yourself into. Someone has to choose you, and you have to be quite fortunate to be chosen.
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Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.
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We treat old people so badly. There is nothing easy about 80.
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Directing is the ultimate way to bring together all the art forms I've been involved with over the years.
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I'll invent a lie. Ricky Gervais has done anything interesting since 'The Office'. There's a lie right there.
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There's a kind of numbness, a sameness, a lack of motivation in 'good job' culture.
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What's the worst that could happen? You're going to come second or lose? It's not like someone has got a gun to your head.
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I'm just focused on exploring new opportunities.
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And so I missed those best years and I find it difficult for me, in groups, to be comfortable.
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Performing for the Dalai Lama - those are words I never imagined coming out of my mouth.
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Talent is a pursued interest. In other words, anything that you're willing to practice, you can do.
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I actually built a tiny computer as a junior high school project.
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Literally, we haven’t played ‘Treatment Bound’ in years, so I’m sitting there writing the words for the second time in my life. The first time was when we did it and the second time is here, 30 years later.
