Allen David "Al" Jourgensen Quotes
We have to support our local artists. It's just that simple. Otherwise, we will have no art.
Quotes to Explore
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It is easy to remove the mind from harping on the lost illusion of immortality. The disciplined intellect fears nothing and craves no sugar-plum at the day's end, but is content to accept life and serve society as best it may.
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Prog didn't really go away. Just took a catnap in the late Seventies. A new generation of fans discovered it, and a whole new array of bands and solo artists took it on into the new millennium.
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But in the east the sky was pale and through the gray woods came lanterns with wagons and horses, bringing Grandpa and Grandma and aunts and uncles and cousins.
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Religions do a useful thing: they narrow God to the limits of man. Philosophy replies by doing a necessary thing: it elevates man to the plane of God.
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I am not an enemy of the Negro. We want him here among us; he is the only laboring class we have.
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Coming out of college with a degree in fine arts and painting isn't worth much any more.
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I weighed 25 stone, and I didn't stand nine feet tall, so the weight didn't sit well on me. As big as a house? No. I was as big as an estate.
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I started riding the whole 'fluffy' train, and it's a cute word and socially a lot more acceptable than someone saying is fat or obese. If you call a girl 'fat,' yo, she'll raise hell, but if you say, 'Aw girl, look at you, you're fluffy,' there's almost a sexy appeal to it.
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I'm just someone who marvels at God.
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Whenever I do something, it seems so right. And turns out so wrong.
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Wal-mart... do they like make walls there?
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Life is short, and we should respect every moment of it.
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I have a sidekick, Keith Robinson, who's very funny. I've known Keith for over 20 years; he's my best friend.
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I'm definitely not a super great guitarist. Ultimately, I just write a lot of love songs.
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I am a self-critical perfectionist.
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I think confidence does come with time, and I've been really surprised by that, actually.
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If I could go back I might change Geronimo a bit. If I do, it will be made a longer version.
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You do not placate a tiger by feeding it your own flesh.
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A really well-made buttonhole is the only link between Art and Nature.
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I remember my mom being very scared the first few auditions. My parents are very supportive, but they're also very realistic, which is great.
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During my first visit, I was really struck by how deeply religious many Oklahomans are. It is a very conservative state and as somebody who grew up in a very liberal country, it was jarring to me at first.
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I think it's chauvinistic to think that women don't like to get scared.
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We have to support our local artists. It's just that simple. Otherwise, we will have no art.
