Nick Cave Quotes
There's an element to songwriting that I can't explain, that comes from somewhere else. I can't explain that dividing line between nothing and something that happens within a song, where you have absolutely nothing, and then suddenly you have something. It's like the origin of the universe.
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Everyone has their own special set of problems - in their own minds.
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Nothing external to you has any power over you.
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You know they're not going to lose 162 consecutive games.
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Meditation helps me to calm down.
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America is huge.
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There is a clear link between illegal migrants coming to Europe and the spread of terrorism.
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It is sadder to find the past again and find it inadequate to the present than it is to have it elude you and remain forever a harmonious conception of memory.
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I was looking for the people who were making the music inside the cabinet. I would look in there and see if I could find somebody who was making all this wonderful music.
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Why does 'writer' have no gender, but 'actor' has a gender? What is that?
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The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.
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Then during the mission itself, I used the space shuttle's robot arm to release a satellite into orbit.
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It's never been an issue for me - I don't want to go on a diet, I don't want to eat a Caesar salad with no dressing, why would I do that? I ain't got time for this, just be happy and don't be stupid. If I've got a boyfriend and he loves my body then I'm not worried.
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Nobody leaves this band unless it's in a coffin.
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Owning your curves means being confident - actually being confident - in your own skin.
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You say how you feel, and songs don't lie. Songs are the most honest form of human expression there is--there's nothing that lies about a song.
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What I know for sure is that behind every catastrophe, there are great lessons to be learned. Among the many that we as a country need to get is that as long as we play the "us and them" game, we don't evolve as people, as a nation, as a planet.
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I'm sick of people imposing cultural references and influences on me, but I'm not sick of people talking about my age.
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I Feel Love "by Donna Summer," El Baile Y El Salón "by Café Tacvba," Fuimos Amor "among many others are some of my pride hymns, here I explain why .
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Environment-based education produces student gains in social studies, science, language arts, and math; improves standardized test scores and grade-point averages; and develops skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making.
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True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.
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What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I do not know.
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I like to prepare as much as possible beforehand, but there's definitely that element of fear when you're on set, and you have to be conscious of it and use that fear to drive you to work harder.
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There's an element to songwriting that I can't explain, that comes from somewhere else. I can't explain that dividing line between nothing and something that happens within a song, where you have absolutely nothing, and then suddenly you have something. It's like the origin of the universe.
