Brandi Carlile Quotes
Every city has a town outside with a lake. I pull out my fishing pole and fish. I've been doing that for a long time.
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A big reason why I'm not a big TV watcher is that in my formative years as a viewer, there wasn't that much great television on, or at least, television that appealed to me.
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Let us remember we are all part of one American family. We are united in common values, and that includes belief in equality under the law, basic respect for public order, and the right of peaceful protest.
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So yeah, I play the piano for most of the show, but I like rock and roll.
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Fame can be annoying, but there are perks too.
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For the first time, the weird and the stupid and the coarse are becoming our cultural norms, even our cultural ideal.
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I feel like a younger man, and I'm sure having a child and all that has to do with that.
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If people think they've found my biggest weakness, let them try to take advantage of it.
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The bargain that yields mutual satisfaction is the only one that is apt to be repeated.
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The thing that is so great about Ang Lee is the diversity in his filmmaking, from 'Brokeback...' to 'The Hulk.'
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Hillary Clinton almost got to be president. The reasons why she didn't become president had to do with bad judgments about how to handle the early caucus states, which is not a gender-specific trait.
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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We did an album one time called White Mansions, about the civil war, but it was written by a guy from England. His looking at it from over there and it not being a part of his history made it so he could be objective.
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'The Simpsons' money got bigger and bigger. When I left 'The Simpsons', no one thought that this thing was going to still be around. It's the cumulative effect. It's like, 'Oh my God, 25 years later, and it's still coming in.'
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People ask if I walk around and pinch myself. Yes, I do.
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During the crusades all were religious mad, and now all are mad for want of it.
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I like to do Pilates.
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The greatest pride, or the greatest despondency, is the greatest ignorance of one's self.
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As it is, relationships are difficult, aren't they?
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For me the rehearsal period is the part I most enjoy. It's the creating of the story.
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Acquaintances we meet, enjoy, and can easily leave behind; but friendship grows deep roots.
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Even my older brothers' early success 10 years ago didn't change me since there was such an age difference.
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Show business is fickle, and though I have been blessed with a healthy career, who knows how long that will last?
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Watergate was unique because it allowed the public to play its democratic role in expressing its outrage at the presidency. And as a result, for the first time in history a president resigned.
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Every city has a town outside with a lake. I pull out my fishing pole and fish. I've been doing that for a long time.
