Amanda Palmer Quotes
Interviewer Barb H: Your sound is quite refreshing, did it come naturally?AP: As natural as the day you were born, my love.
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The only power you have is the word no.
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I was a big 'Battlestar Galactica' fan and 'Star Trek' fan. I grew up watching those.
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I never figured I'd go into the Hall of Fame. A kid from the Hill.
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When hypocrisy is a character trait, it also affects one's thinking, because it consists in the negation of all the aspects of reality that one finds disagreeable, irrational or repugnant.
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I think I have music in me! I had a scholarship to study singing at one point, and I've never really done anything about it. I've done some music on stage, but it's been a long time. It would be kind of fun.
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I am not antigovernment. I would not run a campaign against government.
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I don't have time to be that girl who does the super workout. But I try to be as fit as possible, given my schedule. Even if I do 20 minutes a day, it's better than nothing.
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Banks are an almost irresistible attraction for that element of our society which seeks unearned money.
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When I was little, I grew up in a place called Hertfordshire, which is just near London, but out in the country, and I visited Pakistan in the summers to go and see my family on my dad's side.
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Globalization is exposing new fault lines - between urban and rural communities, for example.
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Phones remain a critical component of the Microsoft device portfolio and an important piece of our mobility strategy, but a restructuring is in order.
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I miss Broadway, what little there is on Broadway now.
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I feel the emotion that life conjures up and the songs I write get me closer to my feelings and realising who I am. It's a natural process.
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You're a professional. You don't need for me to break a film down for you. If you want to stop the guy you're playing, they pay you millions of dollars. You get you a TV and break the player down yourself.
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I really wasn't into comic books growing up.
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I do get most of the harder-to-get stories.
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I've gone from the most trusted man in America to one of the most debated.
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Since 2009, 140 Tibetans have immolated themselves to protest Chinese policies that limit their freedom of movement, speech and religion, especially their right to venerate the Dalai Lama.
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Everything is getting bigger. The way to go now is to program in a little more sophistication.
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Why the hell shouldn't I run away with the circus?
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Instincts under pressure crush the carbon of conformity and create diamonds. Each new season of life offers to train us for the next season if we pay attention and adapt.
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Indian batsmen, including Virat Kohli will find it difficult to score runs against Pakistan.
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Smart people believe weird things because they are skilled at defending beliefs they arrived at for non-smart reasons.
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Interviewer Barb H: Your sound is quite refreshing, did it come naturally?AP: As natural as the day you were born, my love.
