Ezra Furman Quotes
I think of myself as someone who's trying to be a great songwriter and a great performer. And I mean really great.
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I listen to music constantly while writing.
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Our message of the day is service does not need a title.
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Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.
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I haven't been to a job interview since I was 16 years old. When I was approached by Givenchy it was more like a courtship.
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Most writers are drawn to what is unknown, rather than what is clear in any tale.
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I'm more interested in my life than I am in my career. I don't want to not work. I do enjoy working, but not to the point where that's the only thing I focus on.
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Holly Hunter has been doing great work forever.
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If you ignore the murdering and the conniving, Francis Underwood is an effective politician.
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When I was a child, kids used to make fun of me because I was blind. But I just became more curious, 'How can I climb this tree and get an apple for this girl?' That's what mattered to me.
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My brother David was a great athlete and I knew there was no way I could live up to that.
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Why be a dumb dud? Do your friends shun you? Do people cross the street when they see you approaching? Do they run up the steps of strange houses, pretend they live there and force their way into the hall while you are passing by? If this is the sort of person you are, you must avail yourself today of this new service. Otherwise, you might as well be dead.
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Racism, in the first place, is a weapon used by the wealthy to increase the profits they bring in by paying Black workers less for their work.
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The small wisdom is like water in a glass: clear, transparent, pure. The great wisdom is like the water in the sea: dark, mysterious, impenetrable.
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Game, noun: Any unserious occupation designed for the relaxation of busy people and the distraction of idle ones. It's used to take people to whom we have nothing to say off our hands, and sometimes even ourselves.
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The one thing I think I've noticed about shows that are supposed to be funny on television is that they've sort of become routinized, so there's an awful lot of mannerisms and joke lines that are sort of there to trigger laughter, rather than give actors a chance to play a moment.
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As a songwriter, simplicity - what not to do, what not to play - can be the hardest thing to achieve.
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You'll never see me with a precision flick of eyeliner. Messy eyeliner became my thing by accident rather than design. If you can't get it straight, then just work it in around your eyes.
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She's an all-round friend and she's incredibly loyal.
