John Frusciante Quotes
Everything's very perfectly balanced; for all the horrible things in the world there's lots of good things.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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In Sweden, they broadcast the American shows in English with Swedish subtitles, whereas in many European countries they dub them. Watching those shows in English was big for me.
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After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.
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I firmly believe that any good journalist must essentially be temperamentally an outsider. I don't think full sense of belonging and security is conducive to creativity.
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I was never really acting. I was not taking it seriously. Acting was very much a hobby for me. It wasn't really until I was finishing college and doing it sporadically that I began to take it seriously.
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I can't understand why someone wouldn't have a degree of sympathy for people that had to flee their country, travel to try and find their home somewhere, and nobody wants them. How could you not be a little bit sympathetic?
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In novels, and American novels in particular, it's not just about redemption, it's about forward movement and healing oneself. Americans are very big on getting better.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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I did a B.A. with a major in fine arts and a minor in psychology. I wanted to become a teacher or do art therapy for the elderly. But then I realised I wanted to travel instead.
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My success has got so great, it's like I'm trapped, almost, within it.
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I am not afraid to go to jail.
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We say that our objective is to conquer complete independence, to install a people's power, to construct a new society without exploitation, for the benefit of all those who feel themselves to be Mozambicans.
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It was cool to meet Cris Carter. That dude has some of the best hands to have played the game.
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Music is the message of peace, and music only brings peace.
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Hemingway was a jerk.
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Justice is my being allowed to do whatever I like. Injustice is whatever prevents my doing so.
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If there is something I would like to do as President of the General Assembly, it is to place more emphasis on the issue of education, which enables a better life for women.
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I want to write weirder stuff and convince people that it's Top 40.
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Darwin's idea of natural selection makes people uncomfortable because it reverses the direction of tradition.
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We must continue to honor America's commitment to keeping families together and not turn our backs on refugees and asylum seekers.
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When it comes to the Internet, people like dealing with people.
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Building companies involves creating great wealth. If that means I am an oligarch, OK, it's fine. But if being an oligarch is about buying football clubs, it is not for me.
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Everything's very perfectly balanced; for all the horrible things in the world there's lots of good things.
