Conor Oberst Quotes
You took off your clothes and left on the light,You stood there so brave, you used to be shy,Each feature improved, each movement refined,And eyes like a showroom.
Quotes to Explore
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I struggle if I have chaos around me, but at the same time, if I don't have it, I'm uncomfortable. It's a strange thing: If I don't have chaos, I create it.
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The loss of life will be irreplaceable.
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I don't really think about what's 'age appropriate' for my audience because I think they can handle quite a bit, but I do try to think about what's honest and true to my characters who have grown up in situations where they've been taught to handle these things very carefully and that they're very powerful.
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We need to ask who is the enemy, and the enemies are terrorists.
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My style is schizophrenic! One minute I'll be wearing bright girly dresses, and the next I'll be swinging towards more structured masculine things.
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Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young.
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Newark might be one of few the places where the politics is tougher than even Brooklyn.
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Our society wants things to grow, and our society wants things to become bigger and bigger. Everything has to be put under the spotlight.
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Violence is a big problem. Too many children are dying. Too many children. We must do something.
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I'm nearsighted in my right eye, have glaucoma in my left, and the nerves in my hands are on Medicare. Basically, I'm on the wrong end of a short sale.
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As society diversifies, the number of people who read literature is decreasing. It will be difficult for readers to digest my ideas through literature.
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If there is no criticism, you become lazy. But it should be constructive, and it should be the truth. If it's biased and there's no truth in it, then I don't care about it. If it's true, it helps me grow.
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Every girl has days when she doesn't like her appearance, but it's when you feel happy in yourself that you look good.
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I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of Him.
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I can't comprehend that I'm in the film of 'Les Miserables.' It's one of those dreams I thought would be unattainable for someone like me, who came from nowhere.
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The current prohibition laws are forcing drug disputes to be played out with guns in our streets. We need to put a stop to this criminal drug element in our country.
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I'm not going to run away from my responsibilities.
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It is always your next move.
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The most accurate representation of how I feel is that I'm incredibly lucky to be working in this structure where people get paid millions to read the news on TV. And, yes, it is insane. And there is nothing I can say beyond acknowledging my immense good fortune, and being aware that I'm blessed, and aware that it isn't going to last forever.
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Whenever I feel bad, I go to the library and read controversial periodicals. Though I do not know whether I am a liberal or a conservative, I am nevertheless enlivened by the hatred which one bears the other. In fact, this hatred strikes me as one of the few signs of life remaining in the world.
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The human heart is not unchanging (nay, changes almost out of recognition in the twinkling of an eye).
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Being a woman has only bothered me in climbing trees.
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There are a lot of laughs in this movie, but it's not just about the laughs. It's really about the story, about a guy who finds his soul and realizes what's truly important.
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You took off your clothes and left on the light,You stood there so brave, you used to be shy,Each feature improved, each movement refined,And eyes like a showroom.
