Cass McCombs Quotes
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I knew many Marines had done brave deeds that no one saw and for which they got no medals at all. I was having a very hard time carrying those medals and didn't have the insight or maturity to know what to do with my combination of guilt and pride.
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You know, I get much more Jewish in Israel because I like the way that religion is done there.
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I worked for Oprah Winfrey for two years right out of college in 2004. I was a director's assistant on the film 'Their Eyes Were Watching God,' which Oprah produced.
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I'm not just a normal guy. I'm a gymnast.
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I do not make any apologies for my manner or personality. I come from a long line of very strong, black African-American women who neither bend nor bow. I haven't had very good modeling in submission.
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I lost about 60 pounds. I don't really have a moment specifically that made me do it. I remember little things, like, when I was in Japan, I remember looking around at the portion sizes of a fast food restaurant and being like, 'Well, this has something to do with it.' Americans definitely eat too much.
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I love Lancome's L'Absolu Rouge lipstick, as it lasts. Unless you spend the whole night snogging, you won't need to reapply it.
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The country of Britain is wonderful because of its royalty.
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I'm a real girly-girl.
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I couldn't have attended half the parties that I was supposed to have been to according to the newspapers. It bothers me.
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I love a lot of things, and I'm pretty much obsessive about most things I do, whether it be gardening, or architecture, or music. I'd be an obsessive hairdresser.
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May the same Almighty Goodness banish the accursed monster, war, from all lands, with her hated associates, rapine and insatiable ambition!
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I love Madrid.
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You can be born with the talent to be an opera star, but you've got to work and practice it.
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The more I got into presenting things to the world, the further it was taking me away from what I was, which was someone who just used to sit quietly at a piano and sing and play. It became very important to me not to lose sight of that.
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Endless cricket, like endless anything else, simply grinds you down.
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If you think you're going to work with Cameron Crowe and not get into his music, you're crazy. But he doesn't force it on you. He doesn't force anything on you, which really makes things easier.
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Lunch was my favorite part at school.
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The problem of telling contemporary history is that your message gets outdated.
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We learn resignation not by our own suffering, but by the suffering of others.
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Jazz washes away the dust of every day life.
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Concealing what is shameful to you will never lead to anything of value.
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I had so much pressure from the fans. No one knew what was going on. I had to keep my mouth shut. I think that builds the excitement anyway, so I’m glad we did it the way we did. I’m so glad that it’s out now.
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I think I try to do a lot of things to weed out casual fans.
