Ed O'Brien Quotes
At the end of OK Computer we were playing big, big arenas and it wasn't right. You can do those things occasionally but at the time it didn't feel right.
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When I was 13, I had these episodes where I could just see the world without any words attached to it, without any associations. It was a little bit spooky. A lot of people might have even thought it was pathological. I thought it was interesting.
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Nobody can teach what is inside a person; it has to be discovered for oneself and a way must be found to express it.
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My worst expectations never happened.
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I never want to make a complete, 180 reactional record. I wanted a connection to what I've done in the past but still move forward and evolve.
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Let's all understand that these guiding principles cannot be discarded for short-term political gains. They represent what this country is all about. They are indigenous to the American idea. And these are principles which are not negotiable.
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You've really got to start hitting the books because it's no joke out here.
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So, two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism.
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It would be nice to be on the charts again, nice to be recognised.
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I can't see myself just endlessly singing the same songs over and over again.
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I like 'The Three Musketeers.' I like those kind of cool things where they were having a robe and a sword.
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I have to admit that I can't take a whole fig and eat it on its own as I would a peach or mango. It's just too much.
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Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.
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I try to avoid experience if I can. Most experience is bad.
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Every four years in the presidential election, some new precedent is broken.
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The problem with binge-watching on Netflix is that you lose three days of your life.
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Because of my crazy work schedule, I have become something of a master at changing my clothes while driving. The men driving next to me love it.
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The most exciting happiness is the happiness generated by forces beyond your control.
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Everyone's past is locked up in their recipes - the past of an individual and the past of a nation as well.
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There's never enough time to do nothing!
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Kids out there now have learning issues. Having mental issues. And everybody is looking towards what drug to give them, but is anyone looking at the food that the children are eating? What you're eating has a big impact.
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The biggest thing you can give a kid is self-esteem, so that they're not shy to do different things.
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It's true that you need much time to get rid of the fat girl you once were, but you know I am sincerely grateful for my buttocks.
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I do have a family, and I do have friends, and so-called friends, and acquaintances, and many other people I see only around Christmas time. Maybe they could vouch for me. Maybe they could testify to my existence and save a part of me that thinks I'm no better than a bag of potato chips.
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At the end of OK Computer we were playing big, big arenas and it wasn't right. You can do those things occasionally but at the time it didn't feel right.
