Daniel Quine Auerbach Quotes
That culture, of looking at catchy music as a negative thing, is weird. It has nothing to do with me, or the music I was into growing up. The Stones and the Beatles only tried to write hits. Every Motown song, every Credence Clearwater song - they were trying to write hits.
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Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.
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It's impossible for China to keep 10 to 15% growth annually. The economy needed to slow down, and we have to learn to slow down.
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I try to live my life in a holistic way, show that all of it intersects because I'm coming from the same place. Now, at the core of it, I'm just trying to connect and be there, so I'm trying to be there for my family, my wife, my kids, my friends.
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This was just one of many times God has spared me.
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People don't get through to the essence of you right away - it's always the famous 'girl' or the famous 'girlfriend'. I'd rather be known for myself.
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It may be true, that men, who are mere mathematicians, have certain specific shortcomings, but that is not the fault of mathematics, for it is equally true of every other exclusive occupation.
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All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.
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Most of my songs have names of people I've met or are dear to me. There are people who have privacy issues and about people knowing about their private life. But for me, I like to include few special names and few details about them to make the song very special to me.
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I hardly ever stretch the canvas before painting.
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Discipline is wisdom and vice versa.
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Trees and plants always look like the people they live with, somehow.
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You can blow on the dice all you want, but whether they come up 'seven' is still a function of random luck.
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Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
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Sound as medium has an incredible elasticity. So, of course, it is tempting for artists of other fields to try something with sounds. Why not? We are living in the age when there is no limit in gathering all forms of art and music to mix it together if you so desire.
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I like to play a strong woman, but a strong woman can also be very fragile and vulnerable at the same time.
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When men are not regretting that life is so short, they are doing something to kill time.
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I like to hike with my dog, Webster. It helps clear my mind.
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In Europe, the big word is tolerance. You tolerate everything.
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Someone is out there looking to put you out of business. Someone is out there who thinks they have a better idea than you have. A better solution than you have. A better or more efficient product than you have.
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Debate and divergence of views can only enrich our history and culture.
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You can bring out your inner self and moods through dancing. Music does the same.
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My mother and father were both much more remarkable than any story of mine can make them. They seem to me just mythically wonderful.
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Anything that is wasted effort represents wasted time. The best management of our time thus becomes linked inseparably with the best utilization of our efforts.
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That culture, of looking at catchy music as a negative thing, is weird. It has nothing to do with me, or the music I was into growing up. The Stones and the Beatles only tried to write hits. Every Motown song, every Credence Clearwater song - they were trying to write hits.
