James Murphy Quotes
I started playing in my first band when I was 12. I like to date myself by saying I was in a New Age band when it wasn't ironic; it was actually called new wave because it was new.
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The times that I have done something that I didn't respond to emotionally right away, it's generally not worked out too well.
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The response of anybody interested in liberty is that we all have a say and the ability to have an argument is exactly what liberty is, even though it may never be resolved. In any authoritarian society the possessor of power dictates, and if you try and step outside he will come after you.
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When we begin to desire a thing, to yearn for it with all our hearts, we begin to establish relationship with it in proportion to the strength and persistency of our longing and intelligent effort to realize it.
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If I had an ego as big as the Eiffel Tower, would I have won this many collective trophies? I know people like to talk about it. And O.K., I am not going to answer every story. But maybe I will let my collective trophies speak for themselves. I don't know many other footballers who have won as much. Do you?
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There's never really been a real hood Christmas movie.
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I won't join another band again.
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Utahns deserve well thought out policy and plans.
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If you're conservative in Hollywood, you're on a list of people who need to be put in their place.
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I think when I first straightened my hair, I was a teenager. I don't believe that I was consciously doing it to look white or to be on television. It never crossed my mind. All of the girls in my neighborhood got perms and their hair straightened. But I know that historically it was to assimilate and there are some people who do it for that reason.
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I believe clothing tell a story.
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The mode by which the inevitable is reached is effort.
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Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle.
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I believe in a packed Heaven and an empty Hell.
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Country fans are the most loyal in the world, but they know every song that you put out - not just the singles.
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For me, comedy is richer and larger than anything else.
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Bringing an end to mass government surveillance needs to be a central pillar of returning to the principles we have put in jeopardy in the early 21st century.
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I often use hypothetical situations to generate information and imagery for paintings and to create a fictional space where a subject can be put into play.
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Hong Kong girls have a genius sense of style. I came back to the States thinking no one here has any individuality. Or cute enough socks.
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We won't stop until the first Saudi license is issued to a woman.
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If the baby is sick, you won't find me showing up to play my gigs. If I have a contract, there is going to be a clause in that contract saying that if the baby is sick I will not appear.
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Anti-Americanism from abroad would not be such a problem if Americans were united in standing up for their own country.
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Too long has the public mind considered religion to be synonymous with priestcraft.
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I know I'm a really good drummer, but there are tons of great musicians out here and I was just really worried about what the fuck I was gonna do. It was an era in my life when I was dating again and you know, being in a band is like being involved with a girlfriend because there's a lot of time, a lot of commitment.
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I started playing in my first band when I was 12. I like to date myself by saying I was in a New Age band when it wasn't ironic; it was actually called new wave because it was new.
