Devendra Banhart (Devendra Obi Banhart) Quotes
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I'll tell you, I never thought I'd ever be going into law, and certainly not the same kind of law as my dad.
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The really wonderful thing that happened to me when I was in space was this feeling of belonging to the entire universe.
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I wish I had come along when the studios were making those big musical pictures. It would be great to do re-makes of some of the old ones like 'Porgy and Bess' or 'Showboat.' I'd love to do 'em.
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The English are polite by telling lies. The Americans are polite by telling the truth.
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I like to tread uncharted territory and push myself in terms of performance.
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We all wanted to copy Vivien Leigh.
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When I board an airplane these days, all the middle-aged men are dressed like me - when I was an 8-year-old. They're in shorts and T-shirts. And it's not just on airplanes. It's in business offices, teachers' lounges, and churches.
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The two major challenges for the 21st century are to improve the economic situation of the majority and save as much of the planet as we can.
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Mediaeval mythology, rich and gorgeous, is a compound like Corinthian brass, into which many pure ores have been fused, or it is a full turbid river drawn from numerous feeders, which had their sources in remote climes.
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South Dakota is a great state because of its values, not because of dependence on government.
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It's fun to present stories that have a character that, really, everybody wants to be.
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There's something about the Irish that is remarkable.
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For the professional writer, stories must be presented as a series of individual scenes, each one dramatized with dialogue and telling descriptions of who is present and what they're all doing.
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I love inventing names, but I also collect unusual names, so that I can look through my notebook and choose one that suits a new character.
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From my own kind I only learnHow foolish comfort is
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If we can get everybody working or as many as we can, you would be amazed at how many of our problems will disintegrate, go away.
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I'm a survivor - a living example of what people can go through and survive.
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Pau is one of the best big men in the game. I mean, Pau Gasol is going to be in the Hall of Fame.
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When I was in my 20s, I thought I knew who I was. And then as soon as I turned 30, I realized that person has bruises and bumps and dark parts. And you kind of go, well, that's it. I'd rather embrace it than force myself to change.
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He was a skater boy. She said: 'see you later, boy'. He wasn't good enough for her. Now, he's a superstar. Slamming on his guitar, to show pretty face what he's worth.
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To be thirsty and to drink water is the perfection of sensuality rarely achieved. Sometimes you drink water; other times you are thirsty.
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If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program.
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It only takes one profound experience to change somebody's life.
