Conor Oberst Quotes
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Every step and every movement of the multitude, even in what are termed enlightened ages, are made with equal blindness to the future; and nations stumble upon establishments, which are indeed the result of human action, but not the execution of any human design.
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I wanna create a character that's really memorable... like Julia Roberts did in 'Pretty Woman.'
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You know, most people, they want to go to Hollywood. They want to be a star. They want to be a rock star. That thought never entered any of our minds, the Van Halen family.
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I don't know if I have a brand. I just see myself as an athlete and a competitor, someone who just works really hard at trying to get better at golf. I guess I'm kind of the feel-good story who's seen every level of professional golf.
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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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Heartache is very fertile ground for song-making but so is happiness, so is absolute bliss.
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I eat next to nothing.
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I went into the sciences very early on, but to me, economics pervades so much more of our lives and our existence.
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I do secret stand-up shows around New York. I announce and tweet this to nobody - I get onstage and I do a quick five minutes.
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I am very superstitious. I trod on a wet towel before winning the Junior World Championships, and now I have to do that every time.
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America is an archipelago of tribes, a land where people form national families of kindred spirits.
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Whether I'm 40, 50 or 60, I'm going to be as physically strong as I am able.
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Although I've been a longtime Democrat (primarily because, unless there is some very compelling reason to be otherwise, I am always for 'the little guy'), my political orientation is not rigid. For instance, I supported John McCain's run for the presidency in 2000.
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I just work a lot. I just remember recording in a hotel room in Malaysia. I work on planes, I work on buses. A lot of times when I'm backstage in the hotel or on the bus, I would have new ideas.
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Through thicke and thin, both over banke and bush In hope her to attaine by hooke or crooke.
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Be not false about the past.
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Discipline strengthens the mind so that it becomes impervious to the corroding influence of fear.
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I'm thrilled to continue my partnership with U by Kotex for Generation Know while helping to empower girls. I've always been a motivational resource for my younger sisters and hope I can positively impact and inspire other young girls too.
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We want to do one thing and do it really well. For us, that's communications between people who are friends and relatives.
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For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.
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It's not that you can do this calculated move to try to further your career. You just follow what's in your heart, and later you look back and go, 'I was either really dumb or really smart, I can't believe I did that.'
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I've learned ... that no one is perfect until you fall in love with them.
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I drink to stay warm, and to kill selected memories
