Stephen Malkmus Quotes
Lou Reed is something like a personal favorite of mine, but you could always put me into that drawer of singers who can't really sing, who speak their songs.
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All men begin their learning with Homer.
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Music is very spiritual, it has the power to bring people together.
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The flame of anger, bright and brief, sharpens the barb of love.
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I went to Moses Malone's golf tournament in Houston, and I've been hooked ever since.
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I find that people in the food world are amazingly willing to talk about what they are doing, even when those things are quasi-legal or taboo.
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The other thing about FEMA, my understanding is that it was supposed to move into the Department of Homeland Security... and be what it was, but also having a lot of lateral communication with all those others involved in that issue of homeland security.
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Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been married longer.
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I'm inspired every day by the great captains of industry and enlightened entrepreneurs like my great-great-grandfather and founder of Fiat, Giovanni Agnelli, who personally knew all his workers and gave so much to this country, or Adriano Olivetti, unique and innovative in every way.
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Peace between Israel and Palestine is a top priority for the European Union, and it will remain a top priority in our political agenda.
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I think that when people who've had success from a young age go through a train-wreck cycle, it's usually because they're working on someone else's terms, so they feel the need to rebel. But when it's something you've built, you don't have that same kind of resentment or angstiness. But it's also difficult to keep those standards for yourself.
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I love to watch times change!
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You have to accept the fact that sometimes you are the pigeon, and sometimes you are the statue.
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So, it happened pretty fast, but, it is causing a lot of stir, which thrills me that people still remember the songs.
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I'm very confident. Even when I read people saying horrible stuff about my weight.
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Separation Your absence has gone through me Like thread through a needle. Everything I do is stitched with its color.
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There are many who say they want to be victorious Christians, but few are willing to endure the discipline necessary to make one a good solider of Jesus Christ. There is a prize to possess, but before we possess it there is a price to be paid, and few will pay it.
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I've never really seen myself as an actress. I told myself, 'I'm not going to get a job where I need to put on makeup, or one that I need to do my nails.' I hate the idea of putting on makeup, then removing it.”
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The focus and the concentration and the attention to detail that flying takes is a kind of meditation. I find it restful and engaging, and other things slip away.
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I was never bored because I always had a book. So I had a doorway into another world or another universe. It was great.
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I grew up in a very progressive family and with a great educational system, and I asked myself, 'Why doesn't everybody have these opportunities for a good education? So why not give back to these kids who didn't grow up with the same privileges I had?
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Lou Reed is something like a personal favorite of mine, but you could always put me into that drawer of singers who can't really sing, who speak their songs.
