Jens Lekman Quotes
Every wedding is slightly different from the other. But you always get to meet the funny uncle and the weirdo relatives, and there's always someone trying to beat you up for not playing enough Beatles songs or something.
Quotes to Explore
-
The Supreme Court is not elected, and it is therefore not a proper arbiter of social policy.
-
I find dates, in general, horrific. We have to sit there and ask these questions and pretend to eat a meal, and it just feels so stiff.
-
Sometimes I wonder where I am from. I am either way ahead or I come from another world. I don't recognise this world.
-
I am a keen observer of my own films; I also try to discover myself through the movies I make.
-
The sky in Texas is the most amazing sky in the whole country, I think, like you can see more sky in Texas than you can see anywhere else in the world.
-
The lives of African-Americans in this country are characterized by violence for most of our history. Much of that violence, at least to some extent, you know, done by the very state that's supposed to protect them.
-
Once a song's out there, it's no longer mine. And that's the whole purpose of music: to belong to people.
-
If I can hit No. 1 on the 'New York Times' best-seller list, I'm thinking of having the entire list tattooed on my body somewhere. It would be fabulous.
-
Women empowerment does not mean you create complex among men. Then it will take 20 more years to empower men. It is all about evolving as a soul, as a human being. It does not mean that you become a sexist.
-
In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina.
-
A lot of people I make music with are really talented and it doesn't stop at one instrument.
-
I want to still be able to garden while I can bend over.
-
For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.
-
People are really upside down. They want a government they can trust. They want one that's not going to raise their taxes by $15 billion and not lay off one state employee.
-
I love a microphone and a big crowd; I'm an entertainer, I guess.
-
Every Jew is my brother, and I will not succumb to hate speech.
-
The U.N.'s impartiality allows it to negotiate and operate in some of the toughest places in the world. And time and again, studies have shown that U.N. peacekeeping is far more effective and done with far less money than what any government can do on its own.
-
Make a habit of canceling every subscription to anything you don't have time to read.
-
There is always some universal proportion, but along with that there are some places where special things happen. Ireland, for example. I've always felt it's interesting to play there. Maybe they just drink more than anybody else.
-
I was following my dad around from a young age. I don't know if it's genetic or just because I was surrounded by it, but I was always fascinated with building and construction and development.
-
Cheney refers to his vice presidency... as one of the most consequential vice presidencies in American history. And it clearly was.
-
I grew up with lacrosse in my life because my dad played lacrosse all throughout college, so I grew up with the gear in my house - like the sticks, the helmet.
-
Every wedding is slightly different from the other. But you always get to meet the funny uncle and the weirdo relatives, and there's always someone trying to beat you up for not playing enough Beatles songs or something.
