Flea Quotes
Before every show, we get into a circle, hold hands, and someone makes a speech. Most bands are too cool for that.
Quotes to Explore
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I think I'm a lot like other moms out there who feel like if we don't have the pecan pie we have every year, then it just won't be Christmas.
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We used the Western style to express our own themes and stories. But don't forget that our heritage includes The Thousand and One Nights.
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I grew up as a country boy.
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Have you learned the lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from those who braced themselves against you, and disputed passage with you?
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All best-of lists should close with the amazing Kelly Link.
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The lovers of romance can go elsewhere for satisfaction but where can the lovers of truth turn if not to history?
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The moment there is suspicion about a person's motives, everything he does becomes tainted.
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I'd been touring for so long, seven years. For a year and a half I'd just been curious about what it was like not to tour. It's like if you were to lift a 100-pound barbell with your right arm for seven years, eventually you'd get really curious about what your left arm was capable of.
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Our rights are interconnected and inseparable. When freedom of expression is threatened, the rights to freedom of association and assembly, of thought, conscience and religion, are also compromised.
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If you believe these polls, you're making a mistake.
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Prepare for death, if here at night you roam, and sign your will before you sup from home.
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I love dressing up for events; to me it's almost like wearing a costume for the evening.
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Never above you. Never below you. Always beside you.
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I have a grim outlook on the world, and in particular on humanity. Spent years denying it, but I am very misanthropic. And I live alone on a mountain for a reason.
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A job is just a job at the end of the day, and work sometimes comes from the most unlikely places.
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It wasn't not being famous any more, or even not being a recording artist. It was having nobody who needed me, no phones ringing, nothing to do. Because I'm still too young to do nothing. I was only 24 when all that happened. Now, at 40, I feel I've got more to give than I ever have.
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I have never been attracted to any kind of violence.
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I worked for a temp agency called Manpower.
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We have a wonderful, wonderful group of teachers and staff. They are the best. Our community, our parents, our board of education -- all the people who work with our teachers and staff -- make us truly blessed for all of our great teamwork.
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Two powerful women making art together is always really cool.
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Make sure that when you agree with everything that's being said and when you feel passionate about your future, you take it into your hands. You do something.
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Before every show, we get into a circle, hold hands, and someone makes a speech. Most bands are too cool for that.
