Conor Oberst Quotes
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I surround myself with positive, productive people of good will and decency.
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I'm here today because I hated everything else.
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I have seen the Gore documentary 'An Inconvenient Truth,' just released in the States, and admired the acutely revolutionary delivery of the slideshow assisted talk he has now been giving for some 16 years.
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I think what television and video games do is reminiscent of drug addiction. There's a measure of reinforcement and a behavioural loop.
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For someone who comes from my business background, getting fashion people aligned around certain things can be a challenge. In a way, the industry is so forward-looking. And yet, sometimes people in fashion are not open to change.
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Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
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It couldn't have happened anywhere but in little old New York.
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All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
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It's super dope when you connect with something personally.
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Without understanding yourself, what is the use of trying to understand the world?
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You don't need to wear Spanx if you buy my clothes. The dress, the trousers, the pencil skirt - they should do the work.
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I love comedy because I'm naturally a very silly person.
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When George W. Bush entered office, the national debt was $5 trillion. When he left, it was $10 trillion. I think the administration spent too much money.
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When I was born, my parents - my mother especially - couldn't come to terms with that fact that they had another baby girl. I know these stories in detail because every time a guest visited, or there was a gathering, they repeated this story in front of me that how I was the unwanted child.
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The only instrument I can play is piano. Whenever I make songs at home, I play the piano and make them on the piano.
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One of the main lessons I have learned during my five years as Secretary-General is that broad partnerships are the key to solving broad challenges. When governments, the United Nations, businesses, philanthropies and civil society work hand-in-hand, we can achieve great things.
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When the kid goes to bed, you get a little bit of time for yourself and maybe your partner, so being delayed in that departure can be particularly frustrating.
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When I feel like my body is exhausted, I focus on making my fifth Olympic team so I can push through it.
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We should because when coaches get fired, the players have a lot to do with it.
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Yosemite has the most impressive and accessible granite big walls in the world. The rock is amazing. And because of that, it's been the mecca for climbing in the U.S. - and the world to a large degree - for all of climbing history. It's the place to test yourself against the historic routes of the past.
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In boxing, it is about the obsession of getting the most from yourself: wanting to dominate the world like a hungry young lion.
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When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake.
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Lawyers and other professionals are using Quora to build their reputation and build their bonafides.
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The world's become a little too mean.
