Jane Wiedlin Quotes
I've always gravitated towards songwriting that happens easily and spontaneously, because those have always been my best songs.
Quotes to Explore
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There are two books that I often travel with; one is 'The Theory on Moral Sentiments' by Adam Smith. The other is 'The Meditations.' It's not that I agree with either views expressed in the books, but I believe ideas and thoughts of older generations can offer food for thought for the current generation.
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Country music tells stories, and I've always loved to tell stories.
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I wanted to stay on a career path of the likes of Natalie Portman. I didn't want to be pigeonholed into a certain genre. I sort of believe that slow and steady wins the race.
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I don't aim for perfection. But I do want to try and come up with something interesting.
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Here I am paying big money to you writers and what for? All you do is change the words.
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No rapper in the world from Jay-Z to Tupac to Biggie has 100 percent love on everything they do.
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There are instances where you're in a space with someone who has been extraordinarily successful, and they don't necessarily connect with you as another person. You can be a prop for them to deliver their stuff, and you're just another element in the scene.
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I'm really a pacifist.
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I think I like big issues, but I don't believe in God or religion.
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When I look into the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes.
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I believe each individual can have a say and make a difference.
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Everything doesn't happen for a reason, if by this we mean evil is a part of God's plan. But God does ensure that evil will not prevail and that light will always, ultimately, overcome the darkness. If we follow God's lead, our work is to push back the darkness.
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Especially where financial matters are concerned, when it comes to dissolving a marriage, any dissembling at all is strictly against the law - on penalty of perjury. You need to disclose fully and factually, which is precisely what the discovery process is all about.
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Never stand and take a charge... charge them too.
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The broad-backed hippopotamusRests on his belly in the mud;Although he seems so firm to usHe is merely flesh and blood.
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The panel put targets, for example, on nutrition, education, ending preventable child deaths, encouraging birth registration, putting an end to violence against girls, and child marriage - all of which, if enacted, will improve the lives of billions of children throughout the world.
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Nothing divided people more deeply than how they felt about cats.
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The idea that an afterlife had been invented to reassure people who couldn’t face the finality of death was no more plausible than the idea that the finality of death had been invented to reassure people who couldn’t face the nightmare of endless experience.
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The Beatles changed music forever. They took rock n' roll from a medium that was about cars and girls and gave it context, interesting chord changes and true musicianship.
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You have a walking stick. Suppose it could walk by itself, and that it chose to walk away from you. ... It would no longer be a walking stick at all, only a stick that walked.
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Animal experiments are no joke. Thank goodness scientists are finding better, more humane ways to develop treatments for cancer and other killer diseases.
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Nowadays three witty turns of phrase and a lie make a writer.
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I'm interested in what stops people getting what they want.
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I've always gravitated towards songwriting that happens easily and spontaneously, because those have always been my best songs.
