Lou Doillon Quotes
I always lived with guitarists. When they would leave, I would just pick up their acoustic guitars and start doing finger picking and write.
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Let us go forward in this battle fortified by conviction that those who labour in the service of a great and good cause will never fail.
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We wrote 'Olive Kitteridge' as six hours, and they asked us to make it in four.
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I have absolutely no regret about my vote against this war. The same questions remain. The cost in human lives, the cost to our budget, probably 100 billion. We could have probably brought down that statue for a lot less.
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After one Olympics, if we invest in sports and say we will get a gold medal in the next Olympic, it doesn't work like that in sports. How it works is that you provide the infrastructure, provide education about nutrition and health.
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We tend to talk about death as if it is losing a battle, but that assumes living is winning and dying is not.
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Your man Daddy Yankee, some black and white people who know what's going on in the 'hood and the clubs are supporting him and loving him. But he's speaking Spanish, and he's speaking directly to the Latino people, and the people who know the language really dig it.
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I don't want to dig in the truth all of the time. Let me dream.
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Sometimes the only way you can feel good about yourself is by making someone else look bad. And I'm tired of making other people feel good about themselves.
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We need to get the corporate money out of the political system and return democracy to the people.
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It's like the brooding hen sitting over a china egg.
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I write to please me, and I've been very lucky. It's like playing baseball. You just keep swinging, and eventually you get a hit.
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I always have a million things going on at once, but I try to put my energy into the most immediate need.
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Apartheid is inherently a practice of violence.
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The more I learned about Shoeless Joe, the more I felt he was maligned.
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I don't think there are any men who are faithful to their wives.
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The best part of being a vegan is the purity and peace of mind one experiences and the strong connection I feel to the animal kingdom.
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This country is pretty amazing.
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What kind of society have we become when children in a great city cannot rely on mothers or fathers for a bowl of cereal in the morning and a brown bag with a sandwich and apple in it for lunch?
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I have people ask me if I'm going to convince my daughters to be Democrats, and I say, 'I have yet to convince my daughters to close a door.' I don't how in the world I would ever convince them to be in a political affiliation.
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I think for an artist it's really important to have experiences, and I've had a lot of those. It's definitely inspired my lyrics and my style, even down to what I wear.
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I had always intended to make a living out of playing blues. But I never admitted it to myself. I don't suppose I could have given a logical reason for it ever becoming possible to do so.
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People hear a powerful female singer in a rock and roll band, and they say, 'Janis Joplin.' I think people just make that comparison because it's easy. But I don't think I sound like her at all.
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I'd do almost anything for love, within safe boundaries. I've flown to places to surprise people, even if it was just for a day. I think it's so important to keep the romance alive and make sure the fun and spontaneity are there.
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I always lived with guitarists. When they would leave, I would just pick up their acoustic guitars and start doing finger picking and write.
