Vance Joy (James Gabriel Keogh) Quotes
It's a weird thing to say you want people to be sick of your song, but I guess that's what happens if your song goes really well.
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I cannot summon up inspiration; I myself am summoned.
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You need a routine, to be able to spend some time with a person, and my lifestyle is constantly on the move.
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Our message of a balanced budget amendment, term limits to end career politicians, and a real plan to keep America safe is resonating with voters.
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I'm from Maine. I eat apple pie for breakfast.
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I've never left them to go do a film. No, we all go together. I could never leave them. My kids are my whole world.
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Power is the by-product of understanding.
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I'm always on the phone because I'm usually not with the people I want to be with.
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Once you come and see Kiss, you either love us or you hate us.
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I like silence; I'm a gregarious loner and without the solitude, I lose my gregariousness.
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I'm privileged to have had some success, but I've never forgotten what it was like to queue for a half-crown gallery seat for 'Oliver!' which is why I ensure that there are £20 day tickets for 'Miss Saigon' and that the balconies in my theatres are as comfortable as I can possibly make them.
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When the word 'morality' comes up in connection with economics, income distribution and financial stability are usually the issues. Is it moral for rich countries to use such a high proportion of the world's resources or for investment bankers to earn large bonuses?
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I sold Blockbuster because I saw what was coming: the satellite dish, technology that would make the business obsolete in a few years. Why would people go to a store for a video and then have to return it when they had a dish?
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I'd probably describe my sense of humor as 'twisted,' I guess. It's not hard to make me laugh, especially when I'm surrounded by my close friends, especially my bandmates.
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It was in the Papal States that I studied the Roman Question. I traveled over every part of the country; I conversed with men of all opinions, examined things very closely, and collected my information on the spot.
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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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I am convinced that 100 years from now, people will talk about Elliott Carter as one of the most important figures in the second half of 20th-century music.
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I still use the guitar pretty much just to hide my gut.
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Possessions. The very word is potent - suggestive as it is of ownership both material and erotic. To possess. Possession. Possessed.
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I never dreamt, in my dream, I'm Dalai Lama.
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Sophocles taught us that the greatest of all human laws is justice… and I think that is something we have to remember.
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I get very frustrated by this term 'genre exercise.' I mean, what exactly is that? Genre is not really relevant when you are writing a song; hopefully you are doing it to explore something, to create something, and I don't agree that any of my albums are genre exercises.
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People like reality; I think it's always happened from the Roman times, when people used to go to a coliseum and watch people compete against each other. I think networks and cable channels find it an easier way of producing and putting things together, because people will watch it and it's cheaper.
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If more people start selling ugly produce we have a chance to crack the hunger and malnutrition problems in the U.S. (Almost 90% of us do not get enough fruits and veggies).
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It's a weird thing to say you want people to be sick of your song, but I guess that's what happens if your song goes really well.
