Andrew VanWyngarden Quotes
Usually when I write lyrics I try to read a lot and listen to a lot of other stuff. Some of my favourite lyricists are like Lou Reed, kind of the classics - Bob Dylan and stuff like that.
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Without the media, the American people won't have the type of information they need to hold their leaders to account. The relationship between government and media has always been strained, and I think most of the time that's a healthy strain.
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The wonderful thing about modern medicine is that so many of these complaints that used to signify old age and decline can be coped with.
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Odd Future's like a network as opposed to like a rap group.
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I hope our people hold tight to the notion that we do not have to be a fear-ridden country focused on restrictions, but rather that we remain the land of the free and home of the brave.
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Almost all the early Christian Fathers were opposed to the death penalty, even though it was of course standard practice across the ancient world.
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As I got older I became a kind of sub cultural junkie, foraging around in music, street fashion and eventually art, politics and the freakier reaches of the Internet, hunting the next discovery, the next seam of underground gold.
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Coney Island was the centre of the world for me. I loved the rides, the hot dogs - I've never gotten over it.
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Combining sounds that are from another universe with the classic songwriting structures never gets old for me.
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In general, I'm rubbish in heels. I love them, and I own a lot because it's like being in a sweet shop: they're pretty. But I'm not good in them. I don't walk nicely in heels.
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The biggest problem is the funerals that don't exist. People call the funeral home, they pick up the body, they mail the ashes to you, no grief, no happiness, no remembrance, no nothing. That happens more often than it doesn't in the United States.
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I like a man who's good, but not too good - for the good die young, and I hate a dead one.
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It's kind of selfish to say that you're only going to fight for a victory that you will live to see.
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I'm focused on getting to a place where we can prove that journalism can make good money on the web.
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What has been happening the last four years in City Hall is that they have been closing recreation centers, closing libraries. We have not looked after our children in City Hall.
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Small okra pods have a much more attractive texture than large ones, which, when cooked, can be gloopy, stringy and totally spoil a dish.
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Anger begets more anger, and forgiveness and love lead to more forgiveness and love.
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I would say that 'Shake It Up' was a chance for me to do two things I really love: acting and dancing.
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I'd find it demeaning to be cleaning toilets.
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I love having the support of my caucus. We have a good working relationship.
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I had no aspirations to be a musician, but I picked up a guitar for two seconds and haven't put it down since.
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Finally, as you walk the difficult path with others - as you lean into their strength - stay focused on forward motion. Learn from the past, yes, especially if there are choices you could have made differently - that's Wisdom 101. But you must also embrace the present and realize that you can't change the past. You must move forward with courage, not rushing things, but not staying fixated on whatever trauma has occurred.
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I think anything you listen to is going to be different.
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The only people who can be excused for letting a bad book loose on the world are the poor devils who have to write for a living.
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Usually when I write lyrics I try to read a lot and listen to a lot of other stuff. Some of my favourite lyricists are like Lou Reed, kind of the classics - Bob Dylan and stuff like that.
