Conor Oberst Quotes
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I am telling you, if you ever wanted an ego boost, leave your job and then, six months later, come back for a day. People will treat you like you're a princess.
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A lot of people still disregard something like yoga. I would have as a young player. I would have been too busy playing golf or something.
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We must do our part to end poverty in Korea so that the next generation doesn't experience what we are going through now.
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I love working with people and having them bring something to the table that I couldn't. I think one of my favourite artists to work with has been Kucka. She's Australian, too, and it's great working with her because we kind of have a very similar take on music, and we like a lot of the same stuff. We're not super-precious about ideas.
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I'm used to doing my jobs like a couple of photo shoots a month and a bit of presenting here and there, but the majority of my days are with the baby.
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I think most people that are looked upon as doing something daring don't necessarily think of it that way-they do what they have to do.
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The non-utility of my kitchen could be transformed into its utility for art. To do a show there would mix art and life, naturally.
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We have this incredible ability to communicate with each other. I want to play around with it, see what this mass audience is really capable of.
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Today, many people are engaging in same sex relationships and saying they are not gay.
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Fresh out of college, you tend to join a company because it's a job. But, you tend to stay because it becomes a career; you start to feel at home. In the beginning of your career, you're focused on you: 'I like this place because I'm doing rewarding work; they take good care of me; the people are nice; there's runway for me,' etc.
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The life of the hereafter is the outcome of all this world.
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The colonial period has been the proving ground in America for the new social history, which concentrates on the ordinary doings of ordinary people rather than on high culture and high politics. Unfortunately ordinary people, almost by definition, leave behind only faint traces of their existence.
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My bedroom is my sanctuary. It's like a refuge, and it's where I do a fair amount of designing - at least conceptually, if not literally.
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I believe that sex is good and so is the body.
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There's something really cool about TV. TV, you get the luxury of having the same people around. It is such a blessing when you get a TV job. You really have a chance to get to make, like, work friends. I think TV is one of the few mediums where I've had the opportunity to get to know my crew members.
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When you're 25, it's a little bit easier to be daring, especially if you are a pop star, because eccentric behavior is expected from you.
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For me, the movies I like are all independent. And getting an independent feature made, it's like you get down to the selling organs part, and it just loses some of its luster.
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Necessity has no law.
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There is no such thing as a heterosexual male, only men who haven't met Oscar Wilde yet.
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It seems a universal rule in this world that people will always look for victims and scapegoats, does it not? Especially at times of difficulty and tension.
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I once received a cape that was made from the little purple bags that Crown Royal Whisky comes in.
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For a man it's like if something goes on on-stage you'll have a drink at the bar and talk about it. With a female artist it's a big deal, you have a meeting and she's mad at you for the next couple of shows!
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It feels a little weird without Michelle. Just me and all these little girls.
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The worst thing you can do as an artist is to repeat yourself.
