P. J. Harvey Quotes
I literally left school and went straight into music via art college for a year, and I've been so involved in my job of writing songs that the more actively involved part became channeled into standing on the stage and saying things that way.
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I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.
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I think if you give in and accept society's stereotypes, then you start thinking, 'I cannot dance till late at night because I'm 70.'
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I find the whole situation of confronting an audience terrifying.
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Law is the essential foundation of stability and order both within societies and in international relations.
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Every city is always changing, on its own trajectory.
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You don't go out and play Beethoven's 'Opus 111' without having rethought about it every time you play.
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I call tennis the McDonald's of sport - you go in, they make a quick buck out of you, and you're out.
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It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his planet; the bylaws are shorter, and he is personally acquainted with the other members.
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I don't read newspapers, and I've said I don't watch the news. I love books, but I don't read much. What I do is I get people to read to me, and I put the stories in my head.
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I work with gold that holds our past and diamonds that see the future and rubies that long for love. It's just a way of telling a story.
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I wasn't a very good student in elementary school and had a hard time with reading and writing.
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Basically, my idea and explorations on fashion have not changed; however, I believe I'm going state-of-the-art on fashion.
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Growing up in Harlem, I had the chance to practice with a Negro League team. At fifteen, I was over six feet tall and a fair athlete, but my skills didn't come close to some of the players I saw.
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I don't like to look typical.
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Democratic societies are unfit for the publication of such thunderous revelations as I am in the habit of making.
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You must enjoy the journey because whether or not you get there, you must have fun on the way.
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You have to stay alert. You've got to keep raising your game.
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Hollywood is wonderful, but it does eat its young.
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What matters to me is learning and growing, and getting to do what I love to do. As long as I can do that, I'm happy.
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As a matter of fact, you know, Jesus probably would be, except for one or two issues, a liberal Democrat if he were around today.
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For the most part, I've stayed as far away as possible from high school movies. I just don't find them to be that relatable to everybody? They become like this: 'Look at that period of time. Isn't that interesting?'
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I literally left school and went straight into music via art college for a year, and I've been so involved in my job of writing songs that the more actively involved part became channeled into standing on the stage and saying things that way.
