Vance Joy (James Gabriel Keogh) Quotes
I like to get suggestions on what to read. I'll look at Twitter, people I like, people I admire... I'll go and research the book, download it on my phone and read it while I'm on the road.
Quotes to Explore
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It is easy to remove the mind from harping on the lost illusion of immortality. The disciplined intellect fears nothing and craves no sugar-plum at the day's end, but is content to accept life and serve society as best it may.
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My kids are free to do what ever they want. Because I only advise. I don't make them do anything.
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What is feminism? Simply the belief that women should be as free as men, however nuts, dim, deluded, badly dressed, fat, receding, lazy, and smug they might be.
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The issue with Syria, I think for many of us, has always been about Iran. This is an anchor point for them in terms of regional domination. It means a lot to them. They are all in here.
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Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.
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Forgiveness is about empowering yourself, rather than empowering your past.
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My mother worked in factories, worked as a domestic, worked in a restaurant, always had a second job.
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I've always thought of fat as just a descriptive word.
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This is the beauty of fiction. We may not like these characters, but we inhabit them.
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I can't exactly say why there's not much protest music to speak off. And I know there are acts out there still putting a message in their music.
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The relationship between ARMgold and Harmony continues to develop and grow.
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No one pays me to be nice.
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I sense that by writing both books and television, I've become better at each.
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I have seen the future, and it is much like the present, only longer.
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I love all my scoop children. But consistency and persistence is really my aim.
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I listened to it last night for the first time since we started this project. I went out to my car and put it in and went to an empty parking lot and just listened and read the little pamphlet that came with it. After two or three songs I burst into tears.
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'Caught' is a novel of forgiveness, and the past and the present - who should be and who shouldn't be forgiven. None of my books are ever just about thrills, or it won't work.
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Death may simply be an alteration in consciousness, a transition for continued life in a nonmaterial form.
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I can't figure out how you can hire a coach and tell him how you want him to play.
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Without numerous schools offering hands-on opportunities, no commander will be cultivated.
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Just knowing how to rap doesn't necessarily mean that you're a good songwriter.
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I'd say the only time I ever get nervous is around great ballet dancers or people I really admire.
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A lot of people have a dissatisfaction or an anger in them, so as soon as something goes awry, they flip out.
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I like to get suggestions on what to read. I'll look at Twitter, people I like, people I admire... I'll go and research the book, download it on my phone and read it while I'm on the road.
