James Murphy Quotes
My high-techness is pretty low-tech. I'm not wildly computer savvy. I'm a record person.
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We say God and the imagination are one... How high that highest candle lights the dark.
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America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
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When think about the Frank Oceans of the world, it's not like we don't have gay men within the hip-hop community.
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It's not easy to talk about things that are still hurting.
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It's always been my dream to just continually do really cool indie movies - character-driven stuff.
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Self-discovery is above all the realization that we are alone: it is the opening of an impalpable, transparent wall - that of our consciousness - between the world and ourselves.
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The truth is that technology is only valuable if it helps you run your organization better.
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In my role as a spokesperson for Amnesty International U.S.A. and as a supporter of various charitable causes including Unlock Iran, a campaign to release prisoners of conscience in Iran, I have never been faced with the threat of intimidation or arrest.
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People know I have a good time on stage. I love my life. I love my job.
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The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.
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I don't have to go to the weight room. I don't have to go work out if I don't want to.
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The truth is, I'm just a rough old New Zealander who has enjoyed many challenges in his life.
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Cyberespionage and cyberattack is exploding from our adversaries inside our country. We don't seem capable of stopping it.
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Most artists I run into aren't that thrilled with what they do anyway. They are glad to have different versions out there to see which one the audience likes the best.
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I enjoy stand-up because it has the biggest reward: instant gratification. You can hear the people laughing.
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When I was in high school, I earned the pimple award and every other gross-out award.
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Happiness is knowing and appreciating what you've got. I am very, very, very grateful for what, to me, is dead easy.
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My sole focus is to help bring a World Cup back to the U.S.
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I've always found it pretty difficult to write a happy song. Since I was a kid, when I pick up my guitar it's been hard for me to write some sort of bubblegum lyrics. It's not really ever been my route.
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I don't know if anyone knows if they're ever any good, but I went to drama school in Scotland, in a classical acting course, and my first year, I remember one of my tutors telling me that I couldn't act, and I should give up and all this sort of thing, and then, they cast me as Romeo in 'Romeo and Juliet.'
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A lot of people have it tougher than I do.
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I grow old on my bitterness.
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I like Jesus, I mean, I think he was a good guy.
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My high-techness is pretty low-tech. I'm not wildly computer savvy. I'm a record person.
