Conor Oberst Quotes

It's dangerous to buy into praise and criticism for what you do when you're trying to present your music to people. I don't ignore it completely, but I don't dwell on it too much.

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• What's really important to me is that we have fiscally responsible balanced budgets.

  

  Maggie Hassan
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• A big reason why I'm not a big TV watcher is that in my formative years as a viewer, there wasn't that much great television on, or at least, television that appealed to me.

  

  Jack Falahee
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• There are no soft or slothful ways to become sanctified to the point that we are prepared to live in the presence of the Savior. And there can be blessings in the burdens we bear. As a result of these struggles, our souls are stretched and our spirits are strengthened. Our character becomes more Christlike as we are tried and tested.

  

  L. Lionel Kendrick
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• The impact of any particular writer on your own work is hard to discern.

  

  Daniel Alarcon
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• We were these arty punks from Hollywood. I considered myself an intellectual.

  

  Flea Jane's Addiction
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• I used to think I had ambition... but now I'm not so sure. It may have been only discontent. They're easily confused.

  

  Rachel Field
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• If you really want something, it's nerve-racking, but at the same time, I try not to stress myself out about it too much because there are also so many arbitrary things that go into being cast for something - you know, like the color of your eyes, all these things that are kind of out of my control.

  

  Laura Harrier
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• Negroes must be free in order to be equal, and they must be equal in order to be free... Men cannot win freedom unless they win equality. They cannot win equality unless they win freedom.

  

  A. Philip Randolph
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• I love the Victorian era, and I always have, but I had a leg up on the writing because I was familiar with a lot of the science from the Victorian era. And that led to a massive interest in the science of this time of history.

  

  Gail Carriger
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• Why not a space flower? Why do we always expect metal ships?

  

  W. D. Richter
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• I love the color pink. It makes a bold statement.

  

  Samuel Larsen
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• The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress.

  

  Quentin Crisp
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• My films have been progressing towards a certain kind of minimalism, even though it was never intended. Elements which can be eliminated have been eliminated.

  

  Abbas Kiarostami
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• When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object.

  

  Patrick Henry
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• I'm an actor, and I'm supposed to reflect real people.

  

  Tamsin Greig
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• We know what we are supposed to do and we don't want to do it, so we do the exact opposite anyway. And, it never goes well for us when we do that.

  

  Victoria Osteen
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• Let me encourage you, if someone has wronged you, and you still get that cringing feeling on the inside when you see or think about that person, take it to God and allow Him to keep your heart soft and sensitive.

  

  Victoria Osteen
  • God
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• It's never easy to adapt a book, especially as the author, because it's as if you're chopping off appendages. It really feels painful to decide what has to go.

  

  W. Bruce Cameron
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• I've been on a state of high alert since high school. I didn't need 9/11 to remind me that we live on a ball of flame.

  

  Garry Shandling
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• Well, the album 'Intuition' is out and just went platinum officially. So I think to have the music doing what it's doing right now, man, it's the ultimate. Nobody is really selling records out there but we are at a million records and we dropped it at Christmas, so we are just trying to get that thing to like two million, you know.

  

  Jamie Foxx
  • Music
  • Trying
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• Every show is unique; some shows have the master plan and have everything figured out and that's just the way they do things. It's like high school. Some people write their papers the second they get their assignments, and some people write it the day after it's due.

  

  Zooey Deschanel
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• Ali forced us to take a look at ourselves. This brash young man who thrilled us, angered us, confused and challenged us, ultimately became a silent messenger of peace who taught us that life is best when you build bridges between people, not walls.

  

  Billy Crystal
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• It's dangerous to buy into praise and criticism for what you do when you're trying to present your music to people. I don't ignore it completely, but I don't dwell on it too much.

  

  Conor Oberst Bright Eyes
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