Liz Phair Quotes
The big news already broke. The file-sharing and all that stuff, it's a done deal. And I think figuring out how to make that a fair exchange for the people that make music is still an issue.
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I could not tell you the date of my mother's death. I could not tell you the date of my dad's death. These are not dates that I find significant.
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A big reason why I'm not a big TV watcher is that in my formative years as a viewer, there wasn't that much great television on, or at least, television that appealed to me.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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It is annoying to be honest to no purpose.
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It's true; once you are a father, there's no turning back. Your heart strings as well as your purse strings are never again the same.
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Bogart could have been color blind. He got to know a man before he decided if he liked him or not.
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The mind is but too naturally prone to pleasure, but too easily yielded to dissipation.
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Parents, teachers, and other school staff need the tools to help these young people early in their lives. And the earlier, the better. It is proven that early action prevents problems later in life.
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I love things that are indescribable, like the taste of an avocado or the smell of a gardenia.
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I will never answer that question of what are the challenges I face. You speak it into existence, and I choose to use that air for other things.
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Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.
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I still write in long hand. I type like a chimpanzee.
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The more research you do, the more at ease you are in the world you're writing about. It doesn't encumber you, it makes you free.
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I always try to start my weekend by running on the beach, which is great fun here in Barcelona.
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The biggest kick I get is to communicate with those who are exiled from the game - in hospitals, homes, prisons - those who have seldom seen a game, who can't travel to a game, those who are blind.
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Basically, I tend to see the world differently to other people, and I write books and stories to alter the imagination of people so that they also see the world in a different way.
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You can't trust water: Even a straight stick turns crooked in it.
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Low interest rates are a big opportunity for investment. But the issue is that this money should go to the real economy, not the financial economy.
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I often look at women who wear great jeans and high heels and nice little T-shirts wandering around the city, and I think, 'I should make more of an effort. I should look like that.' But then I think, 'They can't be happy in those heels.'
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Astronauts are not superhuman. They lead ordinary lives and have varied personalities.
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I certainly hope to be a great publisher, and if people want to love me, too, that's even better.
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I wish I'd gone to music school or just started playing in bands sooner.
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It's hard - some people get inspired by a feeling, but I'm mostly inspired by melodies.
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The big news already broke. The file-sharing and all that stuff, it's a done deal. And I think figuring out how to make that a fair exchange for the people that make music is still an issue.
