Cat Power Quotes
Playing the guitar, you kind of lock into a rhythm and a groove, and then it relaxes me to make up lyrics and sing.
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NATO remains the cornerstone of Atlantic security.
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When I was 26, I got offered the Connecticut job, but the ABA started, and I thought I could still play.
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I wish it were not a sin to have liked it so.
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The first show I worked on was 'In Living Color.' I think 'The Daily Show' was the culmination of having that point of view - being able to look at this third rail in our society.
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Hebrew is the language I use to thank the Creator and, also, to swear on the road.
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My MELD score was pretty high. And the worse you get on that scale, the sooner you get a transplant. It's based on how sick you are. And believe me, I was pretty sick.
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Right now I'm doing four shows at a time, trying to read four outlines every week, four scripts every week, and watching four rough cuts; it's a lot of good work. It's fun to do it, but it does wear you out.
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If I could meet Quentin Tarantino, I don't know if I'd just ask him one question. I'd probably milk it into, like, 500 questions.
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My father and my mother and my sister and I have always voted Republican, always.
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We are all born mad. Some remain so.
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I think it's really important to be conscious of yourself and the world around you. For me, that meant reading a lot and reporting.
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As long as I have ambition, maybe I can achieve something for my country.
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I'm also pretty resilient and fearless, and when I want something I go for it.
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It's literally, if I'm not working out, I eat the whole time I'm not working out. It's exhausting. You have to force-feed. You have to force yourself to eat food.
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I was born to hit a baseball. I can hit a baseball.
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I was singing about six notes higher than I had to, in a range that kept me up in a bubblegum sound.
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You need three things to win: discipline, hard work and, before everything maybe, commitment. No one will make it without those three. Sport teaches you that.
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The poet does not fear death, not because he believes in the fantasy of heroes, but because death constantly visits his thoughts and is thus an image of a serene dialogue.
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The price of success: hard work, patience, and a few sacrifices.
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If I made a mistake in singing a song or in the script, I could have some fun with it, then retain any of the fun that sounded amusing.
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I mask every single day. I mask every morning - since I was 27 years old. I don't care the brand: it can be from the drugstore or high end. I can be walking my dog in the mask scaring children and people off, but it's my routine that I commit to every single day.
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My dad was a kind of semiprofessional Dixieland-type drummer, and I learned the drums from him. When I was about twelve, we bought our first Ludwig drum set from a pawnshop - a marching-band bass drum, great big tom-toms, and big, deep snare drums.
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Playing the guitar, you kind of lock into a rhythm and a groove, and then it relaxes me to make up lyrics and sing.
