Nick Cave Quotes
Being a parent can make you a horrible person at times, because you're pushed to the limit constantly.
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Today, because of President Obama's courage, kids can stay on their parent's plan until they are 26. Insurers cannot kick you off your policy because you have hit your limit. They will not be able to deny you because you have a pre-existing condition.
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If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward.
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The best effort of a fine person is felt after we have left their presence.
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There are times where I am trying to make the big play before I even catch the football.
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My mum was no pushy parent. She would drop me off for auditions when I was in my teens at the Lyric Theatre, then give me my bus fare and say she would see me later at home. She wasn't hanging around in the wings geeing me on. I had to do it on my own; it was up to me.
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I'm a really heavy sleeper. When I wake up I'm a terrible morning person.
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I've cheated the Grim Reaper more times than anyone I know.
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I took acting five times as seriously as anyone else. I just couldn't show it.
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I'm not cool at all. I'm the least cool person I know.
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The more one forgets himself - by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love - the more human he is.
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You can't predict when a crisis might hit your family, whether it's with an elderly parent or with your children.
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When it comes right down to it, developing a critical sensibility about parenting isn't really about disapproval; it's about honing your own sensibilities, figuring out how you want to parent.
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The one thing I think you must do is, as painful as it is as a parent, is listen.
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No parent would fail to call the doctor if their child developed a fever.
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I don't use Twitter. I'm a serious person.
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I'd like to see one person - just one - who would own up to having been a coward.
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I was an optimistic person, really bossy, gregarious and outspoken.
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I'm not really the type of person who wears my heart on my sleeve. I keep everything inside.
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Every child needs nature. Not just the ones with parents who appreciate nature. Not only those of a certain economic class or culture or set of abilities. Every child.
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Most of the best music in American history was made by people with no options.
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It's hard enough to go through puberty. Everyone's embarassed about their youth, but if just happens that the '80s were particularly disgusting. Flock of Seagulls is not cool.
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I don't know what kind of egomaniac is sitting at home thinking about the impact they have had on the culture. It's not something I actually think about until it comes up.
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Of course I could have retired anytime. But retiring would drive me crazy.
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Being a parent can make you a horrible person at times, because you're pushed to the limit constantly.
