Joanna Newsom Quotes
Picking through your pocket lining, well what is this?Scrap of sassafras, eh Sisyphus?
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The perfect normal person is rare in our civilization.
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Forgiving the men who killed my parents and brother was a process, a journey into deeper and deeper prayer.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time.
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Whether you call my heart affectionate, or you call it womanish: I confess, that to my misfortune, it is soft.
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I don't like the showy nationalism - a tattoo, wrapping yourself in a flag - that doesn't matter to me. The way to show your patriotism and commitment is to go and support or play for your team.
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The hijab is a symbol that we wear on our heads, but I want people to know that it is my choice. I'm doing it because I want to do it. I wanted people to see that you could still be really cute and modest at the same time.
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Yeah, I kind of grew up in front of the camera: I started modeling when I was two.
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Cancelled isn't a bad word because it happens everyday.
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With four perfectionists in the band, we have a hard time reaching perfection.
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I have this group of friends that I'll send my scripts to before I send them to a large audience.
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During my first visit, I was really struck by how deeply religious many Oklahomans are. It is a very conservative state and as somebody who grew up in a very liberal country, it was jarring to me at first.
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I'm not good at multi-tasking.
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Reaction - a boat which is going against the current but which does not prevent the river from flowing on.
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I'm very obsessed with not being perfect.
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When I auditioned for Tim Robbins for 'Cradle Will Rock,' the young girl who read with me was very young, and I said to Tim, 'I'm sorry, but I don't have enough imagination to pretend this girl is my husband!' And he said, 'Well, I'll read it with you.' Which was very nice; he was the director. And I ended up getting the part.
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I don't have ideas so much as there are things which constantly evolve... there are various threads or layers, if you like, which change.
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Miami's not anybody's poor cousin. It's an aspiration to live in this town, not something you have to do to promote yourself like some of the larger cities.
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There lies at the back of every creed something terrible and hard for which the worshipper may one day be required to suffer.
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I think, in every situation, it's important to find the right balance. If you have to spend money, try and spend that money in the right way to take players with the right characteristics for your idea of football.
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Whenever a man encounters a woman in a mood he doesn't understand, he wants to know if she's tired.
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You can't stop the aging process. There's only so much oil you can put on your body. I've always just tried to go with my age. If the part requires somebody a little younger or older, I can probably get away with that.
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There's so much advertising on television that I find just lazy, just so lazy. I'm like, 'Why are they doing that?'
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I hate a messy closet. I totally freak out when my closet is messy and I can't find anything.
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Picking through your pocket lining, well what is this?Scrap of sassafras, eh Sisyphus?
