Lydia Lunch Quotes
I've always been inspired by Genet, Henry Miller and Hubert Selby, Jr., who taught me that you've got to tell a bigger truth in whatever you're doing, but the truth is not popular.
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My readers at that time were still men of letters; but there had to be other people waiting to read my poems.
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I don't want to be 'Halsey: America's Sweetheart,' or 'Halsey: Bad Girl.' If you can sum up my career in a clickbait headline, I've done something wrong.
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I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks.
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We shook up the industry with our landscape-changing deal to acquire Time Warner, the logical next step in our strategy to bring together world-class content with best-in-class distribution which will drive innovation and more choice for consumers.
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Bipolar disorder, manic depression, depression, black dog, whatever you want to call it, is inherent in our society. It's a product of stress and in my case over-work.
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I think that when we look at something that's well acted and a story that's well told, it allows us to be a mirror of who we are as human beings and as a culture, and offers a glimpse of where we're headed.
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Humanity evolves when we realise that animals have the same rights to the Earth as we do.
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Constrained circumstances can bring the best out of you.
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My father used to tell me about how musicians don't have respect from people and he was afraid about my future.
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It is not enough just to wish well; we must also do well.
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I have a couple of girlfriends who've told me some horror stories but I've never had a really terrible kiss before.
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My job is to put myself out there. It's beyond my control how I'm perceived.
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What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
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My father was my hero, and he died when I was 11. So, I really never experienced the kind of natural teenage rebellion or the anger at him. I never experienced those feelings as a young person.
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It wouldn't bother me at all not to play on my own album.
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Things forbidden have a secret charm.
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Our decision to close on Sunday was our way of honoring God and of directing our attention to things that mattered more than our business.
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We write the song, then it gets played for the artist, and they somehow fall in love with it and go back in and make it their own.
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The goal of equality seems to disproportionately burden women, since it's assumed that they have to assume more responsibility, while men can remain the status quo.
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I cringe when critics say I'm a master of the popular novel. What's an unpopular novel?
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Great works of the imagination are not produced quickly nor do they take quick effect on the popular mind.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bears His name. He stands at its head and directs it through His chosen prophets.
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There is no such thing as a Republican position on Zika or Democrat position on Zika because these mosquitoes bite everyone, and they're not going to ask you what your party registration is or who you plan to vote for in November.
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I've always been inspired by Genet, Henry Miller and Hubert Selby, Jr., who taught me that you've got to tell a bigger truth in whatever you're doing, but the truth is not popular.
