Alex Ebert Quotes
Popular music usually has a chorus that needs to repeat, and people need to remember the song. That's sort of the major guideline when you're writing a song.
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This creed of the desert seemed inexpressible in words, and indeed in thought.
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Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.
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I just enjoy life now. I just enjoy every morning I get to wake up.
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Advertising is a racket, like the movies and the brokerage business. You cannot be honest without admitting that its constructive contribution to humanity is exactly minus zero.
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So I went to English school, secondary English school, so forget going to Mecca for my religious education.
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Portland, Oregon won't build a mile of road without a mile of bike path. You can commute there, even with that weather, all the time.
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The main thing I want to do is make people feel more connected and more active.
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Let that which stood in front go behind, let that which was behind advance to the front, let bigots, fools, unclean persons, offer new propositions, let the old propositions be postponed.
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You know what I like? I like classic stuff. I like 'The Andy Griffith Show' – the variety of characters was so amazing to me.
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I've been around tennis, and I have a feeling for the sport. I still play tennis, and I can still do a lot of harm to a lot of people.
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I support many organizations that I feel are doing the right thing, like Alonzo Mourning's foundation, Alicia Keys' foundation, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, and other well-established foundations. I kick out a lot of time and money wherever I can.
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Remember this: classics never make a comeback. They wait for that perfect moment to take the spotlight from overdone, tired trends.
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I'm in love with music, and I'm pregnant by it. It's like having twins. Or triplets. Or eight-lets!
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I don't drink coffee.
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I don't believe I could work as effectively at what I do without the support of my wife.
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My youngest sister belonged to a group called the Twelve Tribes for many years. She recently left, with her husband and four children. Talking to her about her experiences in the group is fascinating, moving, and enlightening.
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I am aware that I look good for my age. It's my genes. My dad looked incredibly young, so did my mother. And a younger husband helps. Scott is only 45. If he hadn't come along, I don't know what I'd have done.
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Online hierarchies are inherently dynamic. The moment someone stops adding value to the community, his influence starts to wane.
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As a musician, my job is incredibly easy, and it's a good one, but I've got to work at it occasionally.
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When people are smiling they are most receptive to almost anything you want to teach them.
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The beauty is, while you're working on chipping, you're also working on driving. This is because the bottoms of both swings - the area around impact - are identical.
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There is huge merit in both Eastern and Western medicine, and I've taken a little bit from both.
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Anytime you play New England, you know it's going to be a challenge.
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Popular music usually has a chorus that needs to repeat, and people need to remember the song. That's sort of the major guideline when you're writing a song.
