Archilochus Quotes
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It's a funny thing about rap, that when you say 'I' into the microphone, it's like a public confession. It's very strange.
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In an expanding universe, time is on the side of the outcast. Those who once inhabited the suburbs of human contempt find that without changing their address they eventually live in the metropolis.
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I was the hallway clown in high school.
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The Enlightenment, the Age of Reason, is seen as the beginning of modern depravity.
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I find the whole situation of confronting an audience terrifying.
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A lot of people who want to cook with less fat are surprised by that. You can cook vegetables in a little water in a covered pan and then throw the fat into the residual liquid to coat them.
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I don't really have a main source for my style inspiration. It's really about however I feel about myself at the moment.
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In 2009, I served as AARP's Ambassador of Caregiving. With a producer and cameraman, I traveled the country for months, interviewing hundreds of caregivers.
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I did anything that would get me on the air.
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It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.
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I'm obsessed with Radiohead. They're just the greatest band on the planet.
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People want to come to Pakistan but are not given visas. We wish for visas to be given to those people who want to come to Pakistan.
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Everything you'll ever need to know is within you; the secrets of the universe are imprinted on the cells of your body.
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A free society will abide unofficial, private discrimination, even when that means allowing hate-filled groups to exclude people based on the color of their skin.
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I want to cause a change with my life, make the world a little better.
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I was definitely nervous for the combine. You train for three months to go out there and perform for three days.
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Men create the gods in their own image.
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Public appearances are a headache. I hold mine down to a minimum.
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I maintain music is not here to make us forget about life. It's also here to teach us about life: the fact that everything starts and ends, the fact that every sound is in danger of disappearing, the fact that everything is connected - the fact that we live and we die.
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Movable type seemed magical to the monks who were illuminating manuscripts and copying texts. Certainly e-books seem magical to me.
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I'll always identify as a Chicagoan; if it wasn't so cold, I'd be there forever.
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It's funny how all of this has worked out - I wasn't popular in high school, but now every drunken guy in the United States wants to be my pal. They all want to buy me a shot, and pretty soon I'm throwing up.
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If, on a rare occasion, it is necessary to speak with some severity in order to make a grievous crime felt, we should always, at the conclusion of the rebuke, add some kind words. We must heal wounds, as the Samaritan did, with wine and oil. But as oil floats above all other liquors, so meekness should predominate in all our actions.
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I have a high art: I hurt with cruelty those who wound me.
