Jason Molina Quotes
At times, I will get in the studio and force myself to just write an entire front-to-back record, and 'Let Me Go' is one of these.
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I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
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I divide criticism into two categories - one coming from those who understand music, who are worthy of being critical because they are knowledgeable about what they are saying; and then there is another category of people who would criticise you anyway, whether your work is good or bad.
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If I buy a game on Steam and I'm running it on Windows, I can go to one of the Steam machines and already have the game. So you benefit as a developer; you benefit as a consumer in having the PC experience extended in the living room.
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I do have a family, and I do have friends, and so-called friends, and acquaintances, and many other people I see only around Christmas time. Maybe they could vouch for me. Maybe they could testify to my existence and save a part of me that thinks I'm no better than a bag of potato chips.
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It's different from Washington in that in the legislature, you have to go home and have a job and actually make a living on your own. That gives you a different perspective.
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I find that the time that goes by is actually your best friend when you are making a record. The passing of time gives you perspective on what you recorded and what you wrote. If something sounds good to you 12 months after you recorded it then chances are pretty good that there's something valuable about the part or the song.
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Guys usually know immediately that I'm high-maintenance.
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Any time you got nothing to do - and lots of time to do it - come on up.
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Music is powered by ideas. If you don't have clarity of ideas, you're just communicating sheer sound.
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Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not.
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The best thing I can think of would be to create a union between something as beautiful and powerful and wonderful as Hollywood films and a criticism of the status quo. That's my dream, to make such a German film.
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Both 'Oz' and 'Homicide,' they're critically admired, so it's not like they're really neglected, but I wish they'd found bigger audiences.
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It's better to be skinny than to be fat.
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Being an entrepreneur is my dream job, as it tests ones tenacity.
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An ethical action, like an unethical action, is usually analyzed by politicians purely in pragmatic terms.
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When I commit, I commit with my whole heart, my whole being. I know the Bible like the back of my hand.
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I'm intrigued by people who are super adept at manipulating their own image. We all do it to a certain extent.
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I'll be working the rest of my life because I'm a character actor and don't have to worry about box office.
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I think it's particularly stupid that filmmakers have traditionally said, 'Yeah, I like baseball, but the movie's not going to be about the intricacies of the game.' I mean, you wouldn't cast an overweight guy with stubble if you were doing a ballet film.
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Up here in Alaska we're sitting on billions of barrels of oil. We're sitting on hundreds of trillions of cubic feet of natural gas onshore and offshore. And it seems to be only the Republicans who understand that companies should be competing for the right to tap those resources, and get that energy source flowing into these hungry markets so that we will be less reliant on foreign sources of energy. In a volatile world, relying on foreign regimes that are not friendly to Americans, asking them to ramp up resource production for our benefit, that's nonsensical.
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All Americans are dependent for their energy on the Arabian peninsula.
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The score I always have on heavy repeat is 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark!'
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At times, I will get in the studio and force myself to just write an entire front-to-back record, and 'Let Me Go' is one of these.
