Bethany Cosentino (Best Coast) Quotes
As artists and creative people it's such an important time to be expressive and be empowering and supportive of people. It is a time where I feel like everyone has to be together and say, "Hey, we're all going to be okay. We just need to work together."
Quotes to Explore
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When the dictators and the opportunists are gone, the cross will still stand before us and something in us will say, 'That is the real thing.'
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It's the 21st century. It's healthier for us, better for the environment and certainly kinder to be a vegetarian.
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Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee are two Asian directors I'm really fond of.
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Conscience is the inner voice that warns us that someone might be looking.
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I don't know what to do or where to turn in this taxation matter. Somewhere there must be a book that tells all about it, where I could go to straighten it out in my mind. But I don't know where the book is, and maybe I couldn't read it if I found it.
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When I was 23, I founded an organization called Dress for Success, which is now in more than 100 cities in 8 countries and has helped a million women transition from welfare to work.
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I could probably name thousands of albums that I want.
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I am a bit of a Cheap Pete, but I do spend a fortune on books and false moustaches and practical jokes.
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Am I a criminal? The world knows I'm not a criminal. What are they trying to put me in jail for? You've lost common sense in this society because of religious fanaticism and dogma.
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People accuse artists of being narcissists - of course we are! If we don't like ourselves, who's going to like us?
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Some things are really sacred and important to other cultures, so you have to be aware, politically, about those things before you just adopt them.
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I will never give myself the luxury of thinking, 'I've made it.'
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The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to.
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I wanted to be a comedian, and this is what I'm doing. If I can keep this going, I'm happy.
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Sure, we want to know what a president believes in... but that doesn't always mean he should tell us.
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I do think it's possible to change for the better.
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The hardest part of acting is not when I'm acting, It's when I'm not.
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The challenge we have in the war on terrorism is looking around for those pieces that matter and trying to fit them together.
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I think it's really important to remember that it's a long life, and it's a long career. In a perfect world, your career will be long. It does not begin and end with any one job. The point is to continue to have longevity in your career.
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A lot of songs you write are just for exercise - just pencil sharpeners.
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Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs by.
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No country should deny people their rights because of who they love, which is why we must stand up for the rights of gays and lesbians everywhere.
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Competitive feeling means you want do do good work. You can't lie about wanting to be on top. There is no reason for me to be insecure at this time. I would be insecure if I was sitting at home doing nothing, but I am in films now, and that's where I always wanted to be.
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As artists and creative people it's such an important time to be expressive and be empowering and supportive of people. It is a time where I feel like everyone has to be together and say, "Hey, we're all going to be okay. We just need to work together."
