Ian MacKaye Quotes
I do feel like I have always, in my life, been inclined to be on the outside, walk a different path or something. Because of that, and increasingly over the years, my sense of distance from mainstream society or from the way culture works, I have a different kind of perception of it.
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I love my wife, I love my kids.
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The love of liberty and the sense of human dignity are the basic elements of the Anarchist creed.
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I would never let somebody say that they're me. That would be the ultimate betrayal of what I stand for.
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Tackling affordable housing via land use planning won't necessarily solve the problem.
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I got fired for giving coffee away. It was just my regulars. I'd say, 'Don't worry about it,' and they'd put down a dollar tip. Technically, I was stealing. Ethically, I was boosting morale!
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Boating on the lake is one of my favorite summer activities.
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The most striking development of the great depression of 1929 is a profound skepticism of the future of contemporary society among large sections of the American people.
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The business models in enterprise have changed pretty dramatically. A huge problem with enterprise software traditionally has been usually you sell to the customer and then they adopt the technology. The great thing about 'freemium' and the new way enterprise software is being sold is you get to try it first and then buy it.
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From the spinners, Anil and I have been together for a long time and I respect him a lot.
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My favorite car is a '69 Barracuda.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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I'm not really one of those people who believes that if you're a musician you can just leave that behind and start getting into politics.
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I don't seek validation outside, not even with the audience. Today they like me, but tomorrow they may hate me. I don't want to be anybody's role model.
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When I go to where I was getting excellent parts in movies I may have taken a few too soon, too anxious to go back to work and to anxious to make another film and to succeed more.
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Everyone is just nicer to prettier people.
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I always say: To be well dressed you must be well naked.
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When I do work, I feel the same sort of urgency as I ever did. If I didn't feel that, I don't think I would wish to be doing it. I wouldn't really see the point.
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A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins, or nearly all, save those worth committing.
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As far as fame, the everlasting fame thing. I used to think that was important for a writer... the desire to make your mark.
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I learned that the only way you are going to get anywhere in life is to work hard at it. Whether you're a musician, a writer, an athlete or a businessman, there is no getting around it. If you do, you'll win - if you don't, you won't.
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There is tension between the values of modern society and the principles of Islam.
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The more people told me that, you know, wow, you should be so blessed. Don't you feel blessed? And you have all this – mansion and all these beautiful things. And I said, you know - the more they told me that, the more depressed I got.
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Compassion is contempt with a human face.
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I do feel like I have always, in my life, been inclined to be on the outside, walk a different path or something. Because of that, and increasingly over the years, my sense of distance from mainstream society or from the way culture works, I have a different kind of perception of it.
