Jens Lekman Quotes
The way to write really good songs is to write about the things that happen in your life and where you are in the moment, and writing about stuff that happens in your 30s is not the sexiest song subject.
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North Korea, under its thirtysomething Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un, is no country for old men. The latest casualty in Kim's ongoing purge of the senior military command was the defense minister, Hyon Yong-chol, who reportedly committed the classic old man's offense of falling asleep in a meeting.
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Being a celebrity, I don't even have to talk.
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I hope to make movies that are so small they don't need to make anything to be profitable.
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Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.
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I'm not the biggest comic book fan.
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Television is democracy at its ugliest.
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Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any eminent departure from it, under any circumstances, lies under the suspicion of being no policy at all.
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One's own religion is after all a matter between oneself and one's Maker and no one else's.
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Satan, the leader or dictator of devils, is the opposite, not of God, but of Michael.
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I love the Royal Family. The Queen, she's fabulous.
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Socrates was famously executed for his philosophical and political beliefs. I wondered what would happen if you had a similar character, who was so relentlessly questioning of everything? In a modern society, would we be any more or any less tolerant of that kind of character?
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I've got a couple of Harleys and a couple of Ducatis.
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People say I have my own Cinderella story, and in a way, I guess I do.
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I have been fortunate that publications like the 'New York Times' and 'The Wall Street Journal' have allowed me to share some of my opinions with a wider audience.
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One can not impede scientific progress.
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I've always loved both writing and songwriting. The journey is fascinating to me.
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The great thing about Gospel is that you don't have to have an album every year in order to keep working.
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The man who promises everything is sure to fulfil nothing, and everyone who promises too much is in danger of using evil means in order to carry out his promises, and is already on the road to perdition.
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I'm not a writer. I'm not smart. I couldn't possibly even write my own story.
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Every race and every nation should be judged by the best it has been able to produce, not by the worst.
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There is no body of ancient literature in the world which enjoys such a wealth of good textual attestation as the New Testament.
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I'm pretty laid back.
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Those that have received care here in Des Moines at the VA center or the VA hospital here have said that they do receive good care. However, it's getting into the system - the wait periods. We have to do something about that. The care here has been good. We're not seeing that in other states.
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The way to write really good songs is to write about the things that happen in your life and where you are in the moment, and writing about stuff that happens in your 30s is not the sexiest song subject.
