Jarvis Cocker Quotes
The thing with Disney songs is they're very manipulative, very sentimental, but they do get you, you know - there's a kind of sadness to them and that kind of music doesn't really exist any more.
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America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
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I think every fight is different based on who is fighting.
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I watch the news, which is its own reality show. I love 'Curb Your Enthusiasm.' I love it because it's funny and because I realize that I'm happier than Larry David.
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I'm doing my best to mindfully raise my son to feel safe and encouraged to express himself.
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I would like to see more Bollywood films! The more stylized musicals are a new trend in the U.S. We are beginning to make musicals again after a long break, practically since the days of the studio structure, so perhaps we can learn a few things from Bollywood about this fun style of film-making.
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Political correctness means nothing to me. Nothing. It's the new Puritanism, darling. Preventing us from expressing ourselves.
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Write something beautiful and honest and that makes you very proud.
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Tragedy is like strong acid - it dissolves away all but the very gold of truth.
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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 feel like fashion should not happen in the morning.
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The progress of India is the destiny of one-sixth of humanity. And it will also mean a world more confident of its prosperity and more secure about its future.
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Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
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In every walk of life, you must have leaders. An education in the spiritual world, in the labor field, in the agricultural field, we must have leaders.
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Most people don't know what they spend in every single area, but they know they have a problem in particular areas.
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I'm not 'Will's brother' anymore. Will is my brother. I'm paving the way for all middle children out there.
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It kills me to lose. If I'm a troublemaker, and I don't think that my temper makes me one, then it's because I can't stand losing. That's the way I am about winning, all I ever wanted to do was finish first.
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Logic! Good gracious! What rubbish!
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A sociopath doesn't warm up their environment, doesn't make it cozy. They don't have to; when they're not performing, when they're not manipulating, when they're all alone, there's nothing.
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If someone is a known spectacular quantity, then they're probably working in a job and very happy with that.
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I didn't really like the '80s, to be honest with you. There was some good music that came out, but it went a bit disco for me.
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I don't laugh so much at jokes and premises as I do at a guy who goes onstage and starts twitching and acting funny.
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If I take refuge in ambiguity, I assure you that it's quite conscious.
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Instead of unfairly demonizing teachers, we should be working with them to find solutions to the problems in our schools and make sure every child gets an outstanding public education.
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The thing with Disney songs is they're very manipulative, very sentimental, but they do get you, you know - there's a kind of sadness to them and that kind of music doesn't really exist any more.
