Nick Cave Quotes
No fish can swim until the King is born, until the King is born in Tupelo.
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I like to catch fish and release them. I probably haven't killed a fish that I've caught in sport fishing for 20 years. No reason to kill it. You know, just take it and release it.
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If I hadn't spent many years trying to be as compassionate as Mother Teresa, as positive a thinker as W. Clement Stone, as prolific a writer as Stephen King, and as good a speaker as many of the legends I have studied, I would not be as successful as I am today.
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Adolescence is a new birth, for the higher and more completely human traits are now born.
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If you ask the fish whether they'd rather have an oil spill or a season of fishing, I wouldn't be surprised if they'd vote for another blowout.
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Mozart was born Mozart. Charlie Parker was born Charlie Parker.
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I think family is our reason for being. I was lucky to be born into a very close-knit family.
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I think Gil Scott-Heron is a king. He's a brilliant, broken king.
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Some people are born strong or stretchy, or with a tungsten will.
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I've been a fan of vampire fiction since way, way back - I loved Stephen King, Anne Rice, Peter Straub, Robert McCammon, Shirley Jackson, lots of great horror and paranormal fiction.
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Luck affects everything. Let your hook always be cast; in the stream where you least expect it there will be a fish.
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No king should rule absolutely, like a dictator.
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I used to think 'King Lear' was an analysis of insanity, but I don't really think it is. When Lear is supposed to be at his most insane, he is actually understanding the world for the first time.
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I did an interview once where I was asked who I found attractive and I went on about cartoons and Nala from 'The Lion King' - and it's a bit weird but various of my ex-girlfriends actually did look like Nala.
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The only reason I ever played golf in the first place was so I could afford to hunt and fish.
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I'm one of those old-fashioned homosexuals, not one of the newfangled ones who are born joining parades.
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No grand idea was ever born in a conference, but a lot of foolish ideas have died there.
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One of the greatest men to ever walk this land was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His life exemplified unity by bringing people together for the good of all. In any small way I hope to someday bring people together like Dr. King.
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I have been thinking a lot about what we see in villains, how we relate to villains, and what it is about certain villains that we actually empathize with. Like Macbeth. We're not supposed to like a guy who kills the king and takes over, but there's something about him we're really fascinated by.
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I have had the good fortune of being able to sing with many of the finest voices in the world, and for someone who loves voices as I do, this is an enormous privilege.
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I've never done anything half-heartedly; it's a disservice to me and the audience if I do it half-heartedly.
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I happen to think that conservatism, when properly applied to the 21st century, could actually help everybody. And the message of Trump's campaign was obviously not super-appealing to Latino Americans, black Americans and so forth. That really bothered me.
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In Europe, we don't only take offence when one company is treating another company in a way that's illegal. We also look at if governments are joining up with companies that makes it more difficult for other companies. We also see that sometimes government actions can make it very difficult for businesses to compete on their merits.
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Periodically over the years I've always taken periods of time away from acting.
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No fish can swim until the King is born, until the King is born in Tupelo.
