Nick Cave Quotes
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Art is about play and about transcendent meanings, not reducible to politics.
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If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that's totally nonsense.
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In high school, my goal was to be a writer for SNL, then I got into the acting.
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If you're not careful as an actor, you can find yourself, at a certain point, a little bit bored.
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I think there's a difference when you make fun of yourself and your own behavior, and when you dishonor or disrespect Christ. If you're making a mockery of Christ is one thing. But if you're just joking about human foibles and weaknesses, I think that's perfectly acceptable.
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Everyone wants me to be perfect, but I am so far from perfect!
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I've still got that little freedom part of me that wants to have a car that looks really sexy.
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If months were marked by colors, November in New England would be colored gray.
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There is a solid satisfaction in one's having and being conscious that he merits the good opinion of men of true discernment and real worth. But to have a name among the weak and the wicked is shame and reproach.
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Every book has to start with a first chapter, and I think that 'Middle of Nowhere,' 'Mmmbop' and 'Where Is the Love' are good places to start for us. I don't think it's a bad place.
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When I feel like my body is exhausted, I focus on making my fifth Olympic team so I can push through it.
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I don't get hung up on weight.
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English has always had a special fondness for other European languages, a neighborly soft spot - perhaps because Britain has been invaded by speakers of those languages from the onset of its recorded history.
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I always try to be true to who I am and just be myself.
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I don't think I could have a genuine relationship with someone who didn't love to travel and appreciate new foods. Traveling is a big part of my life, and I want to share that with the people close to me.
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I hope to stay light on my feet, to work in many modes, to seek inspiration always, and avoid the fatal. But, as we all know, it is the price of life to burn out, both metaphorically and literally.
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Being sick is the reason I went into comedy.
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Please write music like Wagner, only louder.
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I was 16 when I auditioned for the series '8 Simple Rules.' They cast the kids first.
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The thing of it is though that's the only way people know you, they see you in that roll and they see you in person and they only know the perception of what you are.
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Work is its own cure. You have to like it better than being loved.
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A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word to paper.
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One doesn't have to be a large corporation to benefit from the advantages of volume. This can also be achieved through joint ventures.
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No wonder sorrow doesn’t smile much. No wonder sadness is so sad.
