Alexia Trif Quotes
The story behind the album is based on my love experience. Each song represents and describes the different stages and moments of my first relationship.
Quotes to Explore
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I personally do not drink. To drink or not to is one's own choice. So long as it doesn't affect others, it is okay.
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Of the blessings set before you make your choice, and be content.
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It makes you vulnerable to win an award. It's nice to get the attention, but your neck is stuck out.
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I'm a fan of Bjork, a fan of Premier, you know, those are the first two names that come to my mind. You know, I've learned a lot from every person I've collaborated with, from Madlib to Jean Grae and Hi-Tek, to Mos to DJ Quik, to even somebody like Jermaine Dupri. I've taken something important away from every experience.
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I didn't mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands.
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The girl-next-door image is a sort of joke; for years, I couldn't get any roles other than as somebody dark.
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I'm a sucker for any band named after a work of literature. Los de Abajo take their name from Mariano Azuela's famous novel 'The Underdogs,' and that says a lot about who they are and the music they make.
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Reading was not just an escape or a Band-Aid; it was a deep form of feeling seen and recognized, and being able to see and recognize other kindred spirits. My dad was a writer, too, which also likely had something to do with that.
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The emotive power of hummus all over the Middle East cannot be overstated, being the focus of some serious tribal rivalries.
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As athletes, we all have egos, we all think we can help, and when you're not given that chance, it's hard to watch.
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I always said that you can use the same vehicle although the driver will change, or the same vehicle to go for the race. It's a different driver, this is exactly what's happening to the cabinet.
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Anybody that sings the blues is in a deep pit, yelling for help.
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I'm a little old-fashioned.
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Despotism is the only form of government which may with safety to itself, neglect the education of its infant poor.
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'Broad City' is how I wish we could all be, whereas 'Girls' is maybe a more accurate representation of how things are.
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I maintain that many an inventor, many a diplomat, many a financier is a sounder philosopher than all those who practice the dull craft of experimental psychology.
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A civilization which has taken over the world cannot be said to be dying.
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After Land I wanted to continue exploring the theme but I needed a new challenge so turned to colour. I explored Bradford and produced a series of urban landscapes that I liked, but because Land had made such an impact on the general public my colour work wasn't reviewed.
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Collaboration is something I missed at one point in The Shins. I really wanted to have that experience again, you know, not having everything rely on me. I wanted to have a partner.
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Only the human mind invents categories and tries to force facts into separated pigeonholes.
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Following Emporer Nero's command, "Let the Christians be exterminated!:" . . . they [the Christians] were made the subjects of sport; they were covered with the hides of wild beasts and worried to death by dogs, or nailed to crosses or set fire to, and when the day waned, burned to serve for the evening lights.
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Sometimes conceiving an affection for an animal is easier than for a human.
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Most works of art are effectively treated as commodities and most artists, even when they justly claim quite other intentions, areeffectively treated as a category of independent craftsmen or skilled workers producing a certain kind of marginal commodity.
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The story behind the album is based on my love experience. Each song represents and describes the different stages and moments of my first relationship.
