Jarvis Cocker Quotes
Silver Machine still sounds really modern with all the white noise. It's a bit punky in a way. They were ahead of their time.
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All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.
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I moved to New York when I was 21 and worked between 40 and 70 hours a week. Then I invested it all. It was really just a hustle. But I was kind of raised to work like that, so to me, it seemed very normal and natural.
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For my parents' generation, the idea was not that marriage was about some kind of idealized, romantic love; it was a partnership. It's about creating family; it's about creating offspring. Indian culture is essentially much more of a 'we' culture. It's a communal culture where you do what's best for the community - you procreate.
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But it's a very universal story and the thing is I was reluctant to answer that question because I don't want people latching on to a particular stereotype.
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Power in politics, sovereignty in America is with we the people, and that is the path to turning this country around: empowering the people.
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I am deeply immersed in my medical work, and it can get very intense, but I believe that the connection and devotion is key. You can not work on diseases as devastating and deadly as Lassa and Ebola without complete trust and respect for the individuals with whom you work. My lab and colleagues are just extraordinary, and we are a family.
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I had a lot of vocal problems when I was younger. I don't know if it's down to leading a healthier lifestyle or what but my range has increased.
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I like my hands. They do most of the talking.
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But the Republican right-wing agenda, these people - Arnold and his patrons - felt it could be accomplished by circumventing the Legislature and spending money and organizing and giving sound bites.
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On the 1st day of December, 1830, I was confirmed, and in accordance with the word of the Lord I was ordained an Elder under the hands of the Prophet.
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As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.
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I believe that the power of literature is stronger than the power of tyranny.
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Only heroes get stereotyped. As they do the same kind of roles again and again.
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A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.
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There are people who consider it almost unpatriotic to be inquisitive and to be truthful about your opinions.
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Nobody should be allowed to tinker with democracy. We will not discontinue the good works of the past government.
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My conception of my ideal reader has expanded quite a lot as I've matured: Ultimately when I think of my ideal reader, it's someone who's not sitting down with the intention of automatically arguing with the book: somebody who's going to give me enough slack to tell my story.
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When I passed the age of 50, I learned how to control my emotions.
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I prayed all night long for my master. Till the first of March; and all the time he was bringing people to look at me, and trying to sell me. I changed my prayer. First of March I began to pray, 'Oh Lord, if you ain't never going to change that man's heart, kill him, Lord, and take him out of the way'.
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III. Every tax ought to be levied at the time, or in the manner, in which it is most likely to be convenient for the contributor to pay it.
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Every point in your career is a learning lesson - I learned a lot about how much work is required to grow a user base and create a new product. I also learned that things take time and extreme hard work and passion.
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I want to continue to be me and share with people.
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Silver Machine still sounds really modern with all the white noise. It's a bit punky in a way. They were ahead of their time.
