James Mercer Quotes
The real challenge of writing songs isn't just writing a bunch of parts - like a verse, chorus, verse - but making something that flows together, that brings you back.
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North Korea is not an undeveloped country; it is a country that has fallen out of the developed world.
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Some borrowers are pretty damn good at fraud.
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It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.
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Oregonians continually demonstrate a strong belief in fairness and equal treatment under the law.
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I really found this campaign odious. I couldn't get up for it. The quality of the candidates and the campaign, I just found the whole thing second-rate. I didn't know how to explain to my granddaughter that I was spending my dotage writing about Al Gore and George W. Bush.
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I definitely love Australia. I've been to Sydney and Melbourne a couple of times, and I love those places.
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There are certainly things labels can still provide that indie artists can't. They can pave the way to radio and pay big bucks for promotion.
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Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
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I love design-based stuff. I dug it in 'Pleasantville' and dug it in 'Seabiscuit.'
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A plan is always successful if the plan is good.
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I changed that system in Florida when I was the Speaker of the House - I was the Minority Leader; I saw for 16 years the way a power system works.
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When you've heard one bagpipe tune, you've heard them both.
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I started off singing in church as a child. The sound of voices coming together, that was my first moment of touching something outside of myself.
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The Internet is fascinating but also stupid in a way. You only see two-dimensional images, and you think you've seen it and know it.
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Those of us raised in modern cities tend to notice horizontal and vertical lines more quickly than lines at other orientations. In contrast, people raised in nomadic tribes do a better job noticing lines skewed at intermediate angles, since Mother Nature tends to work with a wider array of lines than most architects.
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There is not love where there is no will.
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I didn't record any additional dialogue for this CD, they are excerpts pulled from existing episodes.
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I may attempt a novel. I think that no matter what you write, it requires being honest with oneself, and you have to pull yourself out of the whirlwind of daily life.
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I think living in Israel and wanting to change reality is the best prescription for never-ending writer's block.
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Some of the most rewarding times my brothers and I have are when all of us get together, and we can see what we've been building genetically and culturally.
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Even at age 10, I already knew that I was different from most people. My anxiety disorder was still years from being diagnosed, but it affected me quite deeply. I was too afraid to speak out in class, too nervous to make real friends.
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I'm not regimented. I don't diet, and I exercise the way I want to.
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I'll know when the ideas aren't fresh anymore. And I'll know when writing doesn't give me a thrill anymore.
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The real challenge of writing songs isn't just writing a bunch of parts - like a verse, chorus, verse - but making something that flows together, that brings you back.
