Courtney Barnett Quotes
I grew up listening to Nirvana and then went through some bad '90s pop stuff - a lot of Australian one-hit wonders.
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I take care of my flowers and my cats. And enjoy food. And that's living.
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Clothes have to be simple and comfortable.
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I want to lay all my cards out on the table and walk away with no regrets.
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I hardly ever write when I'm just feeling great.
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Going to hospital is rather like going to an alien planet.
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Everyone asks me if I'm the princess or if my brothers beat me up. The younger ones I can deck pretty easily. With the older ones, it's harder.
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What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea.
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I can't do choreographed movement. It has to come from my heart... and my pelvis.
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Sure I'm leaving the Bee Gees. I'm going into films.
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Life is not easy in politics.
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I guess my main influences are Jesus, rock 'n' roll and ex-wives. In that order.
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Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.
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Being a celebrity is a business.
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As long as you believe in Him, no matter what happens in your life, understand that it's all for a purpose.
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There is a profound difference between information and meaning.
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In writing lyrics - well, for me, anyway - it's about getting into character, you know? 'Who is writing this?' In the case of the original 'Thick As A Brick,' supposedly a precocious, very young child who's fantasizing about his future and the context of all the confusing elements to which school boys are subjected at that time.
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When I travel with my kids abroad, I am not myself, but I'm more a father who wants to protect them. Sometimes, I am even aggressive about certain things and get surprised seeing myself like that: for instance, when people want to take pictures of them. I am fine if they want to take my pictures, but they are not public property.
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A game of soccer induces more than enjoyment, more than entertainment.
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It's called a pen. It's like a printer, hooked straight to my brain.
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I don't think it's a bad thing to go out there and challenge yourself as an actor.
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What, do you think I'm here to be second place, brother?
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Let's call a spade a spade - a lot of times when you are a vegetarian it is a just not very effective eating disorder.
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Drinking when we are not thirsty and making love at all seasons, madam: that is all there is to distinguish us from other animals.
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I grew up listening to Nirvana and then went through some bad '90s pop stuff - a lot of Australian one-hit wonders.
