Lorde (Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor) Quotes
My dad is a civil engineer, and my mom is a stay-at-home mom. The fact that my parents weren't really involved in music was kind of good, because it meant that I had something that was private and personal.
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A few weeks after my mom passed in November of 2013, I came back from an injury and entered the Egg Bowl in the second half against Ole Miss. I'll never forget the feeling when I walked back out on the field. As I walked into the Egg Bowl, the crowd stood up and clapped like they were enveloping me in a giant hug.
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It's a luxury to not have to just be performing with other people to have my music heard.
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I'm a good Muslim and I'm only interested in Islam.
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I'm French - it's less important. Meaning, I remain a Frenchman in America, but I adapt to American culture. I feel good there - but I'm still a foreigner.
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What we've seen of Rey, she looks like she can handle her stuff. So most of the comments I get are from parents who say how wonderful it is that their little girls can see this character.
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I enjoy going out by myself... always have, always will. I don't have security guards, and, for the most part, I enjoy meeting new people. I see myself as a regular guy who likes playing video games with his nieces and nephews and poker with his family. I don't have an art collection or take exotic vacations. I enjoy being at home.
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Every man must define his identity against his mother. If he does not, he just falls back into her and is swallowed up.
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My mom just understands about stuff. We have a really good trust, and she knows I can take care of myself.
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Being 16 years old and getting an electric guitar is never going to get old. There's always going to be kids making music. There's always going to be kids in bands.
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I may be the only mother in America who knows exactly what their child is up to all the time.
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My mom cooked for us, and on the weekend, we always had Sunday dinner. My father liked to bake.
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Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright.
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My dad likes to recite the story of 'Pablo the Donkey' before dinner to teach us the real meaning of Christmas. Every year, it's the same; every year, we cringe!
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My mom always told me I should have a Plan B. I said that if I'm not going to play guitar I'm going to play drums. And if I'm not going to play drums, I'm going to play bass. I always just wanted to play music. I was completely obsessed.
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My mom will make me walk the dogs or take out the trash when I go home.
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I guess I was a mom so late in life, my daughter was the greatest thing since sliced bread.
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I definitely use my music to kind of alleviate my stress and get me through specific moments in time where I'm just being really tough on myself.
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I firmly disbelieve that one has to be a tortured soul to write good music.
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Some people go off to an ashram or they, you know, have a midlife crisis and buy a sports car. For me, I do 'Hedwig,' and I see it's a midlife crisis maybe, and I see what's next. And it's a good trampoline, maybe, into the next part of my life.
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I am a citizen of the world, and also a citizen of Ukraine.
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He that hath eaten a bear-pie, will always smell of the garden.
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Pride! In English it is a Deadly Sin. But in Urdu it is fakhr and nazish - both names that you can find more than once on our family tree.
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There's only one cook in the kitchen, only one chef. I let the soloists do their thing - you've gotta let a man do a solo the way he wants - but as far as picking the tunes and working on the arrangements, I take full responsibility for it.
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My dad is a civil engineer, and my mom is a stay-at-home mom. The fact that my parents weren't really involved in music was kind of good, because it meant that I had something that was private and personal.
