John Prine Quotes
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I am an untrained musician and a common man's singer.
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In those days, even as a boy, I watched some people that I knew were living way beyond their means.
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What we want to do is put a price on greenhouse gases. Because if they're more expensive, businesses will find a way to be more efficient or switch to solar or hydro or wind power. So that will reduce emissions.
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Death is a zero sum game for which there is no cure.
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If I still lived in Russia, I'd be dead... or a really effective oligarch.
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If rock-and-roll is well done, there's nothing so terribly wrong with that kind of music. But the lyrics are another story.
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I remember when the palm trees were short and Tomorrowland was modern.
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No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right.
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The common thread in all my projects is 'girls being awesome.' Can we make that a genre?
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The best part of one's life is the working part, the creative part. Believe me, I love to succeed... However, the real spiritual and emotional excitement is in the doing.
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Work is a necessity for man. Man invented the alarm clock.
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The developers, if they decide to move a tortoise, have to pay the long-term costs for enhancing the areas that take care of the tortoise, and it gives us the opportunity to manage an area that is going to be protected.
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If there's one thing I hope people are certain of it's this: I'm looking out for YOU - the taxpayer.
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I play the guitar when I want to relax. But to play the guitar, you cut the nails. So one day, I'll cut the nails off.
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If anybody seeks your advice, offer right and sincere advice.
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On Quora, you're not answering questions because you want to get points or because you have nothing else to do.
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I seek a deeper truth, but I don't think I have to go to a building designated for worship to find it.
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Lesbians are likely to be drawn to stand-up, if only because it's cheaper to produce and therefore more accessible for women. But the very form of stand-up is masculine.
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Very few women get asked to be in the swimsuit issue, and I'm really proud to be one of so many beautiful and empowering women.
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After graduation, I took a job with Manufacturers Hanover Trust in software development. I don't think I was there more than a month.
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It would be sweeter, ... Everybody would like to see the Yankees not make the postseason one year. If Boston wins that division, and we do our job by beating the Yankees, it would be a tremendous thing. It means we're playing good baseball against a team that sets the standard for good baseball.
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There is a way to look at the past. Don't hide from it. It will not catch you if you don't repeat it.
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Self-made men often worship their creator.
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In the Army, I was very good at avoiding my job!
