Michael King Quotes
I see the great continuities in New Zealand history as being decency and common sense and up until now when we've confronted these things we've been able to talk them through, and I'm sure we will with this issue as well.
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A lot of times, I'm singing things that are observational and am definitely including myself.
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I love everything that's beautiful. A lot of things.
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I been through some things but I worked hard to get to where I'm at.
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One of the reasons we all still read Jane Austen is because her books are about universal things which still matter today - love, money, family. They haven't gone out of fashion, so it's not throwing the baby out with the bathwater to rework her in a contemporary style.
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When I went to university in Colorado, I was encouraged to write very innovative, experimental things, and some of the short stories in 'Bearded Ladies' are a little bit experimental.
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There is a lot of melody and things that sound familiar in hundreds of songs.
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I didn't do the typical things that young kids do.
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Living in New York after 14 years, I'm such an outdoors kind of person. I love gardening and building things. I like restoring old furniture.
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Finding things to wear is what the Internet's for.
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The biggest things in life are not materials.
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I have expressed my opinion through the written word through my books, that is all.
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I'm not an inventor. I just want to make things better.
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I love doing a lot of things I'm told I can't do. I think that's what drives me and keeps me awake every day.
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I travel with a lot of clothes, which is a really bad idea because it's such a nightmare to travel. I always overpack because I like to bring things with me, and I accumulate stuff, so it piles up. I travel with everything I own.
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A lot of things that happen in the world make me a bit crazy.
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We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language.
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Things change. I used to have a real resistance to it and hold on to things, but let things happen and go with it, and you will actually go through it, and it's a lot less stressful.
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There's a lot of people I'd love to work with at some point, but I think the song has to be the right thing. It has to be the right fit.
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Artists aren't necessarily business people. And they aren't necessarily aware of all the things that go on in their names. Some just want to make some music, but there is a lot of greed among artists as well. Whether or not we know it, we are all to blame. I think it's time - starting with the artist - to try to be a little more responsible and aware of what goes on in our name.
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I love science fiction.
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Some couples divorce because of a misunderstanding; others, because they understand each other too well.
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She gave a low and delighted chuckle. Her eyes were black as a moonless December night and reflected the electric lights like stars.
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I see the great continuities in New Zealand history as being decency and common sense and up until now when we've confronted these things we've been able to talk them through, and I'm sure we will with this issue as well.
