Conor Oberst Quotes
So I want to get myself attached to something bolted down,So that these winds of circumstance won't keep blowing me around.From when I land to when I leavethere is enough time to sleep and sing.I keep running around, when all I want is to lay motionless.
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I wear the Jewish star, but I'm not - I haven't converted to Judaism, and I'm not - I'm not - I'm not Jewish in the conventional sense because the Kaballah is a belief system that predates religion and predates Judaism as an organized religion.
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Whether or not we establish freedom rests with ourselves.
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Every piece has its own identity which we develop by the rule 'We know no limits.' We follow the inspiration of the moment and don't worry if what we're playing is alternative, progressive or fusion rock.
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For every reason it's not possible, there are hundreds of people who have faced the same circumstances and succeeded.
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I love wearing men's clothing and underwear.
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I think I've learned the difference between the things I can control and the things I can't control. And hopefully, by doing the things I can control well, I'll have more favor in the other category.
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As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
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Everyone needs help when they try something new.
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On stage, you can use your emotions. It's the place where you can channel them. They have a purpose.
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The Americans are more honest about it and just call it college rock.
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Frugality is founded on the principal that all riches have limits.
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I'm known as a kind of dramatic, serious, almost humorless actor and the fact is, I'm a funny guy, and I spend most of my life trying to find a lighter side of things, and on stage was given plenty of opportunity to do that.
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We don't have to look back at da Vinci's work and Albert Einstein's work and Mozart's work. We're actually living in the time period that David Lynch is creating his art. We're so lucky.
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If I get to wrapped up in how I have to be, or what I have to do, things gradually get worse and worse.
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My philosophy is I'm raising future adults, not children.
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I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the right to attack that with which he disagrees.
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Billy Crystal knows how to make people laugh. He's got 30 years on stage... there's no telling him what's funny.
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All cultures through all time have constantly been engaged in a dance with new possibilities for life. Change is the one constant in human history.
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Most people sell stock to pay taxes, but I didn't want to sell any stock.
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I have the privilege of working with our in-house design studio, called Samara, and our humanitarian team, called Human. Samara is thinking about the future of Airbnb, and Human is working on ways to leverage our platform outside the cause of day-to-day business.
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I am not a comic, I have never told a joke...The comedian's promise is that he will go out there and make you laugh with him...My only promise is that I will try to entertain you as best I can....They say, 'Oh wow, Andy Kaufman, he's a really funny guy.' But I'm not trying to be funny. I just want to play with their heads.'
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When we were shooting 'The Book Thief,' I was keeping all these journals. And I remember talking to my mom, really trying to verbalize all the experiences I was having. And I remember my mom saying, 'Ben, reflection is a retroactive process.' When you're going through it, that's the time to just let it wash over you.
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I don't feel embarrassed by any of the music that I like. I think it's all genuinely clever, good music.
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So I want to get myself attached to something bolted down,So that these winds of circumstance won't keep blowing me around.From when I land to when I leavethere is enough time to sleep and sing.I keep running around, when all I want is to lay motionless.
