Alex Kapranos Quotes
I find American football quite ridiculous generally. I don't understand it. It looks like a lot of guys dressed up as spacemen shouting at each other.
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I don't know if I actually am good at the sight of blood. An accident on the street gets me very, very upset.
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The question for France and all countries is, 'Do you favour foreign Internet operators that do not pay, or do you favour national operators who pay?'
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U.N. Security Council resolutions are only as effective as their enforcement.
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Ironically, the original Detroit Stock Exchange once sat less than a thousand feet from StockX headquarters here in downtown Detroit. It is only fitting that we are going to build the next iteration of the world's most efficient market invention almost in the same spot.
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I retreat to my cave in a very male fashion.
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I listen to music almost any time I'm not sleeping, 'hanging out' with specific people, or showering.
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If you're writing a thriller, mystery, Western or adventure-driven book, you'd better keep things moving rapidly for the reader. Quick pacing is vital in certain genres. It hooks readers, creates tension, deepens the drama, and speeds things along.
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I think cinema is closer to allegories than to reality. It's closer to our dreams.
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We are all born mad. Some remain so.
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I began to believe the fairy tales: You know, how we're all out there looking for our magical missing half.
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You know, I think I still have a sense that no matter what you do, no matter what you achieve, no matter how much success you have, no matter how much money you have, relationships are important.
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I do what I can to make young people understand that drugs can destroy their lives. I'm the perfect example of what people can accomplish when they have regained a sane body and spirit.
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I find American football quite ridiculous generally. I don't understand it. It looks like a lot of guys dressed up as spacemen shouting at each other.
