Liz Phair Quotes
I knew that collaborating on songwriting would be difficult for a lot of people, because I was known very much, for my independence and the fact that I wrote these quirky songs that were not typical structure, not typical sound - you know, really original stuff.
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I've had a pretty charmed life, so there's nothing that I need to take too seriously right now.
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I think that's what the most fascinating part of getting to know someone is - to see how they do things, and how their way of doing things is different from your way of doing things, and the fun of trying to do it their way and to see what value there is in looking at things from their perspective.
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My favorite thing to do is to wind those guys up by hitting on their girlfriends. I say, 'I think your girlfriend's gorgeous, but it's all right, I'm gay.' They get very nervous after a few minutes!
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I wouldn't wear tiny amounts of clothing in my real life so I don't think it's necessary to wear that stuff in photo-shoots.
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I could go and make commercials left and right and pretend like I am a celebrity, but that is not me.
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You have to find something there that relates to the characters and reality on some level.
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I did not give my daughter the kind of childhood anybody would want. The vision of the divided loyalty between a mother and father who don't live together and don't share in decisions is a great depravation for children.
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My life has been a dream. If someone had to write a story about it, it would seem a little unreal. It's the kind of story I would read and say, 'Nah, that's not possible.'
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Leaving Egypt and the people I loved so much, and the environment I liked, was definitely worth it, because I also have great love for medicine and science.
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I'd like to think you don't stop being creative once you get happy. My ultimate goal is to end up being happy. Most of the time.
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War can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up the gun.
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The success of Torn was a bit too much for me. I took a year off and was still scared to start the second album.
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This result was confirmed by different researchers using various experimental arrangements.
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Genius is a promontory jutting out into the infinite.
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Life is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle deliberation how it shall be spent.
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Warwick Davies is a cracking actor. The opening scene in the last 'Harry Potter' film, where he plays a captured Griphook, is mesmerising. His pacing is sublime, and the menace and regret he builds into the scene is fantastic.
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Once imbued with the idea of a mission, a great nation easily assumes that it has the means as well as the duty to do God's work.
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My favorite ski slope is the kind that winds up at the cafeteria. My children, though, usually insist that I get out and take on a few expert runs, in a game called 'Let's See if We Can Get Our Inheritance Early.'
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I need to take care of my mom and making sure she's financially OK. She's done so much for me, it's the least thing I can do.
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Women overwhelmingly support conservative policies.
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Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear.
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I understand that kids look up to me, that some people might have gotten sober because of me.
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The British people rejected politics as usual and government as usual. They want and need a new approach to running this country.
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I knew that collaborating on songwriting would be difficult for a lot of people, because I was known very much, for my independence and the fact that I wrote these quirky songs that were not typical structure, not typical sound - you know, really original stuff.
