Iggy Pop (James Newell Osterberg Jr.) Quotes
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Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.
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I'm basically a know-it-all, and I'm writing a book about it. I want it to be called 'Danson on Water' and have me on the cover in this Christlike pose, standing on the water.
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A lot of people tend to glorify the role of satire and comedians. They put them up as role models, as fighters for the truth and against tyranny, and I think that's overrated.
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The audience has always been my best director.
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I write songs that are like diary entries. I have to do it in order to feel sane.
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To denigrate the union movement in this way is to denigrate the right and the ability of people who are not rich to organize and to accomplish things together.
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There aren't too many principles of proper business conduct with which just about everybody will agree. Two come to mind: 1. Unless you're a professional athlete, don't offer co-workers encouragement by patting them on the butt, and 2. Don't burn bridges.
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Not that I want to put the entire rap music style down - I just don't like it. And I know somewhere there's gotta be another guy like that. There's gotta be a guy just like that - just like me. There's gotta be somebody, somewhere... Maybe, maybe an assassin type.
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I'm always cracking up when I hear what people think I should be doing.
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I try to build a full personality for each of our cartoon characters - to make them personalities.
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Time the great destroyer of other men's happiness, only enlarges the patrimony of literature to its possessor.
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I did community theater in Georgia and called myself a ballet dancer.
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I am all about comfort and whatever comes along with comfort. I wear a lot of sweats. But I'm also very preppy naturally.
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People where we come from hear so many lies that the truth stands out like a sore thumb.
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You can seduce a man without taking anything off, without even touching him.
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Men are often a lot less vindictive than women are, because we are rejected constantly every day.
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Victorian feminists made the mistake of making membership of the sisterhood conditional on signing up to a particular policy agenda. Marxist feminists made a similar mistake of saying, 'You can't be a real feminist unless you join with miners, the unions, the vegans.'
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If I told you about a land of love, friend, would you follow me and come?
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Despite the characterization of some that teaching is an easy job, with short hours and summers off, the fact is that successful, dedicated teachers in the U.S. work long hours for little pay and, in many cases, insufficient support from their leadership.
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I like feeling at home and knowing people. I like talking about ideas and being friendly.
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Words can sting like anything, but silence breaks the heart.
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The trick is not to look back, but keep on expressing where I'm at now. It's challenging to create something new, so it's crucial to dwell in the present moment.
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This town is diverse as shit. I like it here a lot.
