Jenny Lewis Quotes
I've always tried to get around writing love songs, I guess because I've always had a hard time saying, 'I love you.'
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We continue to be bullish on China.
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To be honest, proper recognition has only come from the fans. I don't want to be hard, and I don't want to be negative, but I want to be honest.
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I really enjoy the fun of putting something out and people liking it or hating it or talking about it, but vacuous attention, it feels disgusting. It's like a hangover.
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Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality.
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My schedule is so crazy.
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Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.
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What I particularly like about Broadway is the camaraderie and the friendship of other people in other shows. Everybody knows you're opening and cares about you. There's a real village atmosphere.
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Producing should be a creative responsibility.
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The laws of morals and the laws of music are the same.
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I'll let the people decide what they think is good taste.
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Stupidity is a talent for misconception.
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I was popular. I wasn't the most popular. But I definitely held my own.
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I have a fat head – I get freaked-out looking at pictures of me.
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There are so many stories from the Midwest that should be told. L.A. tells one story, and it's often about itself.
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I was an all-sport athlete growing up. My dad, I think, hoped I would go to college on a scholarship.
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People need songs to belt out in the shower. Even if everyone else doesn't need that, I need that.
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I never sold any of my pieces. I had all the money I wanted. Then I would have lost my sculptures and just had more money.
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Any guy hates Valentine's Day. Even if you're in love, you can't win on Valentine's Day. If you're married, you can't win on Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day is like the thing you want to avoid at all costs.
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Man comes not from an egg but from an animalcule that is found in male sperm.
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I have so many things that I want to do with my life. I just don't see myself being a fighter forever. Boxing is my love and passion. It also opens up and sets up other things in my life as well.
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I'm constantly trying to keep people guessing as to what I'm doing, and I will spend enormous amounts of time looking at manuscripts and asking questions, and people will say, 'I know what his next book is about.'
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The '80s made up for all the abuse I took during the '70s. I outlived all my critics. By the time I retired, everybody saw me as a venerable institution. Things do change.
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I've been recording since 1993. It was a hobby for six of those years. In 1999, I decided to do it full time and take it seriously.
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I've always tried to get around writing love songs, I guess because I've always had a hard time saying, 'I love you.'
