John Darnielle Quotes
Back in the '90s, if you did mail order in music, you could make a good living doing it if you could hustle.
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America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
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When you've done a show that's as successful as 'Lovejoy' was, it hangs around for a few years, and people know you from it. I escaped the shadow when I stopped 'Lovejoy' by not doing any television for four years.
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I don't Twitter, although sometimes I think that I should.
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This town was built on nepotism.
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In combat sports, personalities are what draw.
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These activists who support immigrants inadvertently become part of this international human-smuggling network.
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All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.
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Wal-mart... do they like make walls there?
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I don't laugh out loud at comics a lot.
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The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.
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People with water-borne diseases occupy more than 50% of hospital beds across the world. Does the answer lie in building more hospitals? Really, what is needed is to give them clean water.
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If you compare me to an actor, I'm probably one of the best boxers in the profession. But if you compare me as a boxer, I'm probably one of the best actors.
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Now, I guess, people want stars. People are trying to invent stars.
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I feel very English. I'm proud of it. I wanted there to be a thread connecting everything, the songs, clothes, artwork, even the string arrangements. It all creates a certain atmosphere.
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Rob Neill has a deep appreciation for the law and the role it can play in the lives of families. Rob's sincere desire to serve and his impressive experience will make him the kind of judge who will change lives and impact families in a positive way.
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I really don't have an ear for pitch. I can't sing at all, I can't hum melodies and I can't write riffs.
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I've always wanted to work with dogs, so in high school, I worked at the Humane Society for a little while. I honestly think, even today, that would be the other career I would go into. Somehow I would be involved with animals.
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All my music is inspirational. You just gotta listen to the words and get what you can get out of it.
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Adultery is the application of democracy to love.
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For the past few years, I've been more selective than I have any right to be, but I think that's finally starting to work in my favor. I think I get way too much credit for making what people consider to be smart choices, but it's only because I made a decision to stop worrying about making money.
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At the end of the day, I stand by who I am. I'm a good person.
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All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.
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Before I settled on music, I wanted to be an archaeologist, an astronaut, all sorts of really diverse things.
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Back in the '90s, if you did mail order in music, you could make a good living doing it if you could hustle.
