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		Stray thought for the day: Putting boundaries on how punk should sound/look is the least punk rock thing one can do. Be yourself.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
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		When someone is bullying you, don't let it get to you. I remember my friends in school, someone said something mean to them, and they really let it get to them. And it really affected them. But I would just say try to ignore it as much as possible and just be yourself.
	
	  Kaitlyn Dever Kaitlyn Dever
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		Triple 6 Mafia and Mystikal in Atlanta was one of my first shows. I remember how sweaty and smashed up everybody was, and it was so punk rock.
	
	  Yelawolf Yelawolf
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		'St. Trinian's' is probably taking it to the extreme, but in essence it's saying, 'If you be yourself, you can do whatever you want,' and it's sort of a fun message.
	
	  Talulah Riley Talulah Riley
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		The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.
	
	  Lao Tzu Lao Tzu
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		Be yourself. And every person is unique.
	
	  Carlene Carter Carlene Carter
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		Amidst globalisation, trends are becoming worldwide, so it's important to take a unique approach to what fashion has to offer. Be yourself in the middle of it all; fashion shouldn't be 'try hard.'
	
	  Carine Roitfeld Carine Roitfeld
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		Punk was perfect for lazy people, because anyone could do it--you didn't even need to know how to play your instrument, assuming you knew how to plug it in. There was really no difference between Sid Vicious and anyone in London who owned a bass.
	
	  Chuck Klosterman Chuck Klosterman
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		From what I see, nowadays punk and anarchy are still connected with "fast loud music by smelly drunk chaos-people" and, yes, I know I'm over-generalizing here. So when the occasional venue still describes us The ex as "anarchopunk" that's a real bummer, since it attracts an audience that expects a kind of music - which we don't play - and it keeps away another audience that actually might have liked it when they would have come. That's a pity, for both them and us.
	
	  G.W. Sok G.W. Sok
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		It's true the punk fashion itself was iconographic: rips and dirt, safety pins, zips, slogans, and hairstyles. These motifs were so iconic in themselves - motifs of rebellion.
	
	  Vivienne Westwood Vivienne Westwood
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		My son has followed fashion since he was a punk. He and I agree that fashion is about sex.
	
	  Vivienne Westwood Vivienne Westwood
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		I seem to have gathered up a stray lamb in my arms: you wandered out of the fold to seek your shepherd, did you, Jane?
	
	  Charlotte Bronte Charlotte Bronte
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		I was always embarrassed because my dad wore a suit and my mother wore flat pumps and a cozy jumper while my friends' parents were punks or hippies.
	
	  Shirley Ann Manson
			
			
				Angelfish Shirley Ann Manson
			
			
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