Joanna Newsom Quotes
I am consciously not trying to bring in World Music elements. The ways that I work and feel are completely different in how they sound than someone playing the Kora in Africa would play it.
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The only thing that matters is what happens on the little hump out in the middle of the field.
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I think the best president - because he changed the whole mood of the country, the whole economy of the country, and stood up to Communism... that was continuing its causes around the world, and backed them off and caused them to collapse - and that was Ronald Reagan.
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I want to find a way to speak to the broadest audience possible.
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For every reason it's not possible, there are hundreds of people who have faced the same circumstances and succeeded.
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I have always said that often the religion you were born with becomes more important to you as you see the universality of truth.
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A lot of things and a lot of money is involved in a movie. It is very upsetting when a movie doesn't fare well at the box-office.
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There's no regrets for me.
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We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone.
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I've definitely had those moments when I think a relationship with somebody is one way, and then it just flips.
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The anxiety I feel when I'm late is nothing like the anxiety I feel when I'm on time.
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In 1996, Al Jazeera was the first TV station in the Arab world to allow Israelis to appear on the screen and express their views and address the Arab world. Before that, Arab broadcasters did not allow what was perceived as the enemy to appear on the screen.
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Sufficient for me is that honour which is not seen of men but is felt in the heart, as faithful is He who hath promised and who never lies.
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I don't talk about political matters. That's not my department.
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We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.
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My life has become a reality show. When I am home, people are climbing trees with cameras. I feel that my personal space is being encroached upon. I will try and protect it as much as I can.
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Hillary stood with us, as she has stood with so many over the years, and we are proud to stand with her for our country now.
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Playing a plainer role means everything is dependent on the credentials of the actor, not the fact that they are as pretty as Julia Roberts. People start to look at their talent rather than their appearance. And playing the ugly part often means less time in the make-up chair, which is a great benefit on set.
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Public opinion aside, it will be up to the future pope to continue John Paul II's journey to sainthood. Many of the late pope's followers believe he is already there.
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Stephen Hawking's been watching too many Hollywood movies. I think the only kind aliens in Hollywood are the ones created by Steven Spielberg - 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' and 'E.T.,' for example. All other aliens are trying to suck our brains out.
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A forest ecology is a delicate one. If the forest perishes, its fauna may go with it. The Athshean word for world is also the word for forest.
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So most of my acting experience came in college when I was living away from them. I acted in various independent films, and I got some commercial work and stuff like that.
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I want to shoot some indies, some independent features that give me some space to play a little bit.
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I am consciously not trying to bring in World Music elements. The ways that I work and feel are completely different in how they sound than someone playing the Kora in Africa would play it.
