Florence Welch Quotes

When I first started, especially because I got the Critics' Choice before I'd released an album, there was a lot of scrutiny on what my character was, what my background was, what colour my hair was. I fought quite hard for the music to overtake the personality aspect.

Florence Welch Florence and the Machine

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• I was studying political science; I was adamant that I was going to follow in my father's footsteps.

  

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• Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.

  

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• I don't understand people who dream in black and white. I just don't get it. My dreams have always been vivid color.

  

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• When you live in L.A., it is easy to stay fit, as the weather is amazing.

  

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• As prime minister, I changed Israel's position on peace negotiations. I made it clear that we are ready to go along with Resolution 242 of the U.N. Security Council, which specifies withdrawal to secure and recognized boundaries in the context of peace.

  

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• Juilliard's mission statement is learn about the classics so you can use that as a springboard to anything that comes your way.

  

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• The affairs of this world are so shifting and depend on so many accidents, that it is hard to form any judgment concerning the future; nay, we see from experience that the forecasts even of the wise almost always turn out false.

  

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• A man with a million dollars can be as happy nowadays as though he were rich.

  

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• There are some people who, if they don't already know, you can't tell 'em.

  

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• There's been quite a clear upswing in nationalist sentiments. Everyone is talking about it, in Turkey as well.

  

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• When I first started, especially because I got the Critics' Choice before I'd released an album, there was a lot of scrutiny on what my character was, what my background was, what colour my hair was. I fought quite hard for the music to overtake the personality aspect.

  

  Florence Welch Florence and the Machine
  • Music
  • Character
  • Hair