Iggy Pop (James Newell Osterberg Jr.) Quotes
Something I like to do a lot is just sit by water when there's a current and just stare into the water. I don't fish, I don't hunt, I don't scuba, I don't spear, don't boat, don't play basketball or football - I excel at staring into space. I'm really good at that.
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Whatever life lesson I'm going through at any point in my life, projects just somehow magically appear that help me work through it.
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There are still some natural forces that everybody understands. Technology and industry have distanced people from nature and magic and human values.
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I don't do detoxes or cleanses; they don't really work for me.
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Consumption is still going up on Alibaba. This is because when the economy goes down people look online to Alibaba to buy cheaper things.
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Television is democracy at its ugliest.
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It's all part of my journey - I've done a lot of stupid things, but you learn by your mistakes.
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Children should neither be seen or heard from - ever again.
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In my proper character, I am an officer of the United States Army.
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The biological factors underlying race differences in sports have consequences for educational achievement, crime and sexual behavior.
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I want to be the first person to laugh at myself. It makes other people feel at ease - we're all on an even playing field.
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Mike Leigh taught me about making choices - as an actor, you choose between being honest and clever, and with Mike, it's always about being honest. I learned how to behave on a film set from Jim Broadbent. He was a great example of someone with a fantastic career who kept his feet on the ground.
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Our underwear used to just be cotton, but we wanted to see if we could create something out of synthetics.
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Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me.
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This is not the first time in my life where you know going into a job that you're going to hear in stereo what was wrong with what you did.
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You'll see the most perfect person, and you are like, 'God, she's, like, perfect.' And then she'll tell you everything that's not perfect. Everyone has their own special set of problems - in their own minds.
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I think Serena Williams is the best tennis player of this generation, if not the best ever. It is amazing for her to be playing as well as she is at the age of 31.
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There were always other children in our house, even though I'm an only child - there were always these other kids coming by.
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That smell of freshly cut grass makes me think of Friday night football in high school. The smell of popcorn and cigar smoke reminds me of the stadium. The cutting of the grass reminds me of the August practice.
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And I was mischievous. I was always into something. So when I got good attention from the singing, I knew that was probably where I needed to land.
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Something I like to do a lot is just sit by water when there's a current and just stare into the water. I don't fish, I don't hunt, I don't scuba, I don't spear, don't boat, don't play basketball or football - I excel at staring into space. I'm really good at that.
