Brandi Carlile Quotes
I stand firm behind the belief that, for me, songwriting isn't something that I do or command, it happens to me. I can either choose to stop and acknowledge it, or put it off and hope that it won't fade away. 'That Wasn't Me' is no exception - it came together more quickly than any other song I have ever constructed on my own.
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Nobody wants to give up good players.
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Sometimes I'd say what's bad for the country is good for my business, unfortunately.
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If I could look like anyone, it would be Jamie Redknapp - even up close, he's amazing.
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Parents were invented to make children happy by giving them something to ignore.
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As with lemon juice, the more sorrel you use, the more it has to be balanced with something sweet, starchy or creamy - it's a yin-yang approach to cooking that I find rather calming.
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I love 'Husbands and Wives,' Woody Allen's movie. It's like one of my all-time favorites. I could watch it over and over again.
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Let life happen to you. Believe me: life is in the right, always.
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I never really address myself to any image anybody has of me. That's like fighting with ghosts.
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Total loyalty is possible only when fidelity is emptied of all concrete content, from which changes of mind might naturally arise.
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I learned from an early age that my heritage, my love for people, and my desire to be a vehicle that can be used through my voice, that my expressions and actions can transport a person to experience a scene from the past, present and future.
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There are moments when I am really not happy with how I look, or I think it would be an easy way out to try and do the conventionally attractive thing. But part of it is that I don't have the energy to put on, like, makeup. If people want to do that, that's fine. But I've learned that it's not for me.
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I remember the great atmosphere and the great stadium.
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I think about terrorism in terms of popcorn. You can't tell which kernels are popcorn and which are not, but you assume you'll always have some kernels that are going to pop.
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I'd rather play a tune on a horn, but I've always felt that I didn't want to train myself. Because when you get a train, you've got to have an engine and a caboose. I think it's better to train the caboose. You train yourself, you strain yourself.
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I never wanted to be the next Bruce Lee. I just wanted to be the first Jackie Chan.
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You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure.
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In our society, the sound of men complaining is like nails on a chalkboard.
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The three main sources of scepticism are first, that not every people desires freedom; second, that democracy in certain parts of the world would be dangerous; and third, that there is little the world's democracies can do to advance freedom outside their countries.
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When I define polarities in my work, I actually create the space between things. I point to the question I am actually interested in, without naming it.
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To be without method is deplorable, but to depend entirely on method is worse.
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You know you are in love when the two of you can go grocery shopping together.
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Your worship is not a gift from you to God. It is
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Wins and losses right now are important, but in reality it's the least of my concerns. My concern is to make sure than we give hope to anyone watching us. I am not going to judge this season on wins and losses.
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I stand firm behind the belief that, for me, songwriting isn't something that I do or command, it happens to me. I can either choose to stop and acknowledge it, or put it off and hope that it won't fade away. 'That Wasn't Me' is no exception - it came together more quickly than any other song I have ever constructed on my own.
