Loudon Wainwright III Quotes
I know that people don't listen to music much in the way when they'll put on a CD, sit down, have a drink or go on a car journey. People pick and choose and just listen to tracks. But when I make a record, I try to think about it as a 50 minute musical journey, so the mood is very important, as is the sequence of the songs.
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In my opinion, all relationships between people have some sort of violence, and it is central.
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We should read music in the same way that an educated adult will read a book: in silence, but imagining the sound.
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The entertainment industry is vast and is a reflection of the society we live in.
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I try to do two moot courts for every Supreme Court case (and one to two for courts of appeals), and to ensure I am being mooted by people who know the Supreme Court well and are coming to the case fresh.
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The search for knowledge is a long and difficult task.
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I want audiences to see me in different avatars.
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As far as Israel, I am not worried about the relations between Israel and the United States.
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Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
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For me, 'Moby-Dick' is more than the greatest American novel ever written; it is a metaphysical survival manual - the best guidebook there is for a literate man or woman facing an impenetrable unknown: the future of civilization in this storm-tossed 21st century.
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Human faces shouldn't get lost amid the statistics.
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It's almost an impossible thing to get a movie made that is written by two actors who want to star in it, when no one knows who they are. The only time it happened that I know of was when Sylvester Stallone did it in 'Rocky.'
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In our society, everyone wants to be a celebrity overnight.
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The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.
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I have born-again Christians in my family, and they are completely against abortion... Everybody's got to stop being afraid of it real soon. Who's going to do it if a woman's network doesn't? People are going to be dying.
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I always had a very strong sense of independence. I really liked being able to buy my Alanis Morissette 'Jagged Little Pill' album. I wore that as a badge of honor. I love not having to rely on anyone.
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Horrors, I believe, should be original - the use of common myths and legends being a weakening influence.
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For many older Americans who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, a lifetime of discrimination has undermined their right to a retirement with dignity.
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If my wife was to say, 'Honey, I'd like you to go to PSG', I would have to take it into account.
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Every season, for me, it's like starting from scratch again.
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Why don’t we have libertarian anarchy? Why does government exist? The answer implicit in previous chapters is that government as a whole exists because most people believe it is necessary.
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The first book I sat down to write was an historical romance. It was really bad and thankfully no one ever saw it.
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You practice and you get better. It's very simple.
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Fashion magazine disease articles. My personal Kryptonite.
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I know that people don't listen to music much in the way when they'll put on a CD, sit down, have a drink or go on a car journey. People pick and choose and just listen to tracks. But when I make a record, I try to think about it as a 50 minute musical journey, so the mood is very important, as is the sequence of the songs.
