Joanna Newsom Quotes
People in San Francisco and the East Bay have shown interest, done interviews, and have come to shows. I guess that the news travels fast out of this island that we are on.
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Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance.
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When I first came out with my fans and the wind hit me, I almost took off.
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It's such a weird self-confidence that an artist has - to conceive of this thing that serves no function and say, 'I'm going to really work hard for it and give it and it's just going to matter to people.' You really have to believe it all on your own.
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Conviction without experience makes for harshness.
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I've got a 1990 Porsche 911. It's just a Carrera, a very simple, straightforward little thing that goes like stink. I love it.
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On radio, you're in your own little world. Every time I'd be doing a possible no-hitter - I think I've done something like 25 no-hitters and a couple of perfect games - I would always put the date on the tape. Not for me, but for the player, so that 25 or 30 years later when he's playing it for his kids or grandkids, you have that date.
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I do my own thing. And I believe what I do is the right thing.
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Loss of hope rather than loss of life is what decides the issues of war. But helplessness induces hopelessness.
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I don't want people following me around, everywhere I go, people talking to me and stuff. I don't want to be walking down the street with a bodyguard. I don't think that will be an issue playing in L.A.
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Our choices are going to determine the future for our children, our children's children, and their children. I take that responsibility very seriously.
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If a man went simply by what he saw, he might be tempted to affirm that the essence of democracy is melodrama.
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Defeating racism, tribalism, intolerance and all forms of discrimination will liberate us all, victim and perpetrator alike.
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When it comes to helping make the country strong, we in Congress have an important role to play.
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The guys today are just too strong and back then they would take many hard punches to land one.
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I know the Hall of Fame is the more sought-after thing. But I'm getting a bigger charge out of my uniform number being put away. Everything I worked hard for and wished for came true.
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My physical transformations - like changing my hair - are usually a reflection of what's inspiring me at the moment.
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Spector is a good guy, but he's a nut. Ha, ha, ha! You know, I love him, but he's unpredictable. He's OK as long as he don't drink.
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I don't enjoy traveling in America. I don't like the food, the cars. It is not exotic enough. It all tastes a bit like airline food.
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I am allergic to a certain kind of glue. Most eyelash glues are terrible, the glue in acrylic nails. I get a rash up my arm and face.
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No talent lies in my dancing.
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I am seeking for the bridge which leans from the visible to the invisible through reality.
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In planes, everybody pees on the floor. Fact.
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People who repress desires often turn, suddenly, into hypocrites.
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People in San Francisco and the East Bay have shown interest, done interviews, and have come to shows. I guess that the news travels fast out of this island that we are on.
