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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I started out typing and filing and answering the phones for a little nine-person firm. And that nine-person firm gave me my chance to find my own way.
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I'd like to quit the supernatural roles and play just an interesting, down-to-earth person.
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The people who watch Fox are not going to watch CNN. You know, let's be honest.
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I'm a very melody-driven writer and I have a rule that I don't write anything down because if I can't remember the melody than it wasn't worth remembering. So it's my way to test myself in the studio. When I was a kid I could sing pretty well so melody always made a lot of sense to me.
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Being a parent can make you a horrible person at times, because you're pushed to the limit constantly.
