Ed O'Brien Quotes
What is so refreshing playing with Neil Finn and all his friends is these people think exactly the same - regular people doing their thing and separating the music from the business.
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I simply can't do one-word message replies: Yes. Ok. No. Sure. Cool. None of these are options for me. I must write something extra. Something personal. I put kisses and emoticons. Emoticons, by the way, are my very best friends. They have removed all the pressure of thinking up something personal to say.
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I like the term 'misunderstood.' But I am a bit of a bad boy.
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People assume when my hair is long that I am a lot cooler than I actually am. I am not opposed to this misconception, by the way, but it is a misconception.
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My job is to train hard, go fight, and do my best.
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What I love is dropping into someone else's life and exploring it.
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So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.
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There's nobody else that can double me - except for a doll.
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Some people write heavily, some write lightly. I prefer the light approach because I believe there is a great deal of false reverence about. There is too much solemnity and intensity in dealing with sacred matters; too much speaking in holy tones.
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You can talk about and think about Muslims as you want, but you can't stop Muslims from building a mosque. You can hate Muslims from the comfort of your house or publicly, but when that becomes stopping Muslims from building a mosque or worshipping, then we are crossing the line into something else.
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To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.
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Let us have no machine-made ornament at all; it is all bad and worthless and ugly.
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The beautiful thing about the NFL season is to see a team come together after they get to know each other in the spring and summer. You then go through adversity together and see how you respond. The teams that can respond in a positive way are the teams that are going to be there in the end.
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Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but a hell.
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I never met a woman I didn't like. I love 'em all, in their different ways.
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Soccer matches should be something special, something people eagerly look forward to, something that brightens life.
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In Europe, the big word is tolerance. You tolerate everything.
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Ireland and America, music-wise, are very closely related. The Irish came over with their fiddles in hand, and you can hear it in the bluegrass and rockabilly. I love it when music from different countries combine.
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An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of comprehension on the part of some readers.
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I don't write for publishers, certainly not for critics, and not for readers, But I am delighted that so many people have found my books enjoyable and want to continue to read them.
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People working for a news organization, even those with a point of view, are supposed to exercise independent judgment.
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I'm emotionless right now. It's hard to describe how I'm feeling.
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You don't only have the need to do it well because leading a country is something quite important, but also because I am the first woman I have the obligation to do it the best possible way so my country can continue voting for women in the future. It is a big responsibility.
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Every photo you take communicates something about a moment in time - a brief slice of time of where you were, who you were with, and what you were doing.
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What is so refreshing playing with Neil Finn and all his friends is these people think exactly the same - regular people doing their thing and separating the music from the business.
