Stephen Malkmus Quotes
If you'd rather learn how to ride a horse or something, I would say do that. That'll keep you out of trouble. You would think a band would get you in trouble, but I think it's the opposite.
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President Bush has a track record of making the right decisions when it comes to national security.
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In terms of Rogers, I can't comment on how other fighters in the UFC would fare with Brett Rogers because that's just speculation.
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I'm not a collector of clothes. I've got clothes to wear.
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I remember my mother taking me as a very little kid to the roof of our home in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to look at the bombs exploding in the distance. She didn't want us to be scared by the booms and the strange flashes of light. It was her way of helping us to understand what was happening.
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I feel to look for perfection is a very dangerous path. More than that, it's dangerous because it doesn't exist. You can aim for it, but you already know you won't get there because it doesn't exist. Plus, I definitely think the flaws, little cracks, and accidents are a lot more interesting.
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The single most important thing that I feel responsible for is that the company cherishes the work.
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One minute you're a slug and the next minute you're a hero, so you don't know what to think.
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I've never dreamed of a story idea. I have such boring dreams.
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You know, Saint Augustine said our hearts are restless 'til they rest in thee. And I had a restlessness in my heart. Something just wasn't quite right.
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Personally, I love theater; that's where I started.
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This is a learning in the business life that first of all you need to have commitment, dedication and passion for what you are doing.
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The beauty of diversification is it's about as close as you can get to a free lunch in investing.
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I just butcher a book. Everything I underline I assume is important to me.
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Acting is something that I always wanted, but I never paid attention to the notion that it might actually work out. You have all sorts of ideas about what you want to do - at one stage, I wanted to be a jockey - but this is the one that's a big deal.
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The past always looks better than it was. It's only pleasant because it isn't here.
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We must confront persecution faced by many Christian communities and the intolerance that plagues us. We must overcome anti-Semitism and the prejudice that divides us. We must defeat Islamophobia and the fears that weaken us.
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I've never been on a television show as a regular before.
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Of course there is really vile anti-Semitism in Wagner's writings, but I can't accept the idea that characters like Beckmesser and Alberich are Jewish stereotypes in disguise. Would Beckmesser be a court councillor if he was meant to be a Jewish stereotype? No Jew could occupy such a role.
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I have such pride in furthering the American musical and using it as a way to tell story.
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I think the most important concern we should have at this moment is the return of the refugees. That should be the most important commitment that the international community should have at this point ... In order to achieve that ... there is no question the forces will have to be withdrawn.
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I would take even money that England will not exist in the year 2000.
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When you think positive, good things happen.
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I just can't seem to write songs about peace and love. Yeah right, how do you get that?
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If you'd rather learn how to ride a horse or something, I would say do that. That'll keep you out of trouble. You would think a band would get you in trouble, but I think it's the opposite.
