Conor Oberst Quotes
Each Desaparecidos's song has a seed that it came from. We're trying to take that and broaden it out and make it resonate with people.
Quotes to Explore
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We've come a long way since Nixon's first visit to China, or Carter's reestablishment of diplomatic relations.
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On a large scale, people aren't going to cut back how much they use. That's a pipe dream. If anything, as the developing world gets richer, the world's going to consume more - more cars, bigger homes, more energy, more water, more food.
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It is all very well and it sounds very seductive to say we are going to have harmonisation of regulations, but for example the way that funds are distributed around the states these days, you are positively penalised if you actually want to have say a lower payroll tax or sort of conditions.
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I really bonded with my mom, growing up, through our love of horror movies!
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And we have done more in the two and a half years that I've been in here than the previous 43 Presidents to uphold that principle, whether it's ending 'don't ask, don't tell,' making sure that gay and lesbian partners can visit each other in hospitals, making sure that federal benefits can be provided to same-sex couples.
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One of the things about the '70s films I love - the films 'Nightcrawler' is being compared to, like, 'Taxi Driver' - is that they never put their flawed characters into any one box.
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You realize when you're pregnant how lucky you are to have access to medical care.
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We all have a way to contribute, to your community, to your family, whatever it is you can do.
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You don't master your fear. You're not able to say, 'I'm not going to be scared.' But what you can do is say, 'OK, I'm very very scared, but I have to do this and this and this.'
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Art is always and everywhere the secret confession, and at the same time the immortal movement of its time.
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The secret of being a great actor is a love of food.
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One does not allow the plumbers to decide the temperature, depth and timing of a bath.
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I believe in incentivizing people. If you can incentivize people in anything, whether it's in politics; in life; in spirituality; in business; just take care of folks. Incentivize them and all of a sudden it's amazing the difference that you'll see.
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A lovely nook of forest scenery, or a grand rock, like a beautiful woman, depends for much of its attractiveness upon the attendance sense of freedom from whatever is low; upon a sense of purity and of romance.
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It's part of the job to compensate for outfit.
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When I went to school, there were no Black philosophers, at least none that I was aware of, who were recognized by Western universities.
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I get very involved with my things, and they are not standard equipment.
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A man's pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance.
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Blank paper always symbolizes the anxiety of the painter.
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My biggest challenge in making 'The Devil Wears Prada' was simply to maintain a tone of sophistication and reality. It's about the fashion world, or it's set in the fashion world, and that's a world that's easy to mock. It's easy to satirise people trying to lose weight and choosing between fancy clothes.
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In the end, you make your reputation and you have your success based upon credibility and being able to provide people who are really hungry for information what they want.
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I never thought in terms of being a leader. I thought very simply in terms of helping people.
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I want to do a romantic comedy. Like a 'When Harry Met Sally' romantic comedy... A really sweet, show-my-vulnerability kind of role.
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Each Desaparecidos's song has a seed that it came from. We're trying to take that and broaden it out and make it resonate with people.
