John Prine Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Our presence in Afghanistan is not worth the price of any more American lives or treasure.
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A solid family, as they say. They join me on location if they have a chance, but I can also be home three or four months doing nothing, so I probably see my kids more than people who work constantly all year long. If that changes, we'll have to have a family meeting.
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I think it's time for people to stop being so serious about everything.
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I'm starting to realize that people are beginning to want to know about me. It's a jolly strange idea.
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Your ability to negotiate, communicate, influence, and persuade others to do things is absolutely indispensable to everything you accomplish in life. The most effective men and women in every area are those who can quite competently organize the cooperation and assistance of other people toward the accomplishment of important goals and objectives.
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I'm not satisfied with the explanations I get from tv or from school.
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I dream, therefore I exist.
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The growth of understanding follows an ascending spiral rather than a straight line.
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I live to succeed, not to please you or anyone else.
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A powerful idea communicates some of its strength to him who challenges it.
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The child is the beauty of God present in the world, that greatest gift to a family
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Attitudes are the real figures of speech.
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Wherever you go, God be with you.
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Do not expect anything; there is more to be gained by earning it.
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We drink VB, Victoria Bitter, which is way better.
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I am obsessed with the whole Victoriana thing, the whole Jack the Ripper London era, the grayness of it, the haunted feeling of it, all ancient and bloody.
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I like it when I'm on the stage, but honestly, I would be very happy if I could cut it off, just enjoy my life when I wasn't performing.
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To be confident going out and performing, I need to be with my son for as long as possible; then I know I'm happy, and he's happy, and I can go out and put all my energy into performing.
