Tom DeLonge (Thomas Matthew DeLonge Jr.) Quotes
Everyone I talk to says stuff like, 'Music sucks today,' and I'm going to try and change all that.
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The options are war versus peace, and I am delighted that, so far, it appears that peaceful negotiation has won the day.
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I've never gotten thick skin. If you close yourself off and you get this protective armor, there is a price you pay with that - of not feeling. And feeling is important when you are a songwriter.
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The love of liberty and the sense of human dignity are the basic elements of the Anarchist creed.
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The American Revolution was carried out in the name of the people, and it was supposedly 'We, the people,' who created the government that Americans still live under.
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I have vowed never to take antibiotics again unless I really need them. I also learned to pay attention to my body, know the difference between indigestion, an allergic reaction to food, a parasitic infection or worms. It's incredible how well I know my body. I really love that.
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I am a massive fan of early electronica like Steve Reich, Pat Metheny and Thomas Dolby. I used to be a big raver, too, so anything dance. I love ambient music like Tunng. I love acoustic and classical, too.
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I buried Joel on our 48th anniversary. I had been with her since I was 16.
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Even in music concerts in Mumbai and different parts of the world, seats are reserved for sponsors.
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It's the persona that makes you a leading actor. A leading actor has something extra that's fun to watch. But it isn't usually about acting.
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Pacific Islands are among those that contribute least to global warming, yet suffer most.
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As a free-speech advocate, I believe that adults should have access to any material they want. As a parent, and a community member, I think people should be able to protect their homes from imagery - much of it violent - that is, I feel, a form of child abuse when adult society inflicts it upon children.
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Yoghurt cuts sweetness and richness, tempers spice, and makes a dish sing.
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I have been sustained by cane field, the cane plantation I have.
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It seemed like most of the memories faded before they had time to form. And after a while, my life with my father seemed like a familiar story or a distant dream.
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The idea that modernisation makes for enhanced national power and rapid progress and helps everyone achieve greater happiness has its origins in the astonishing political, economic and military successes of western Europe in the 19th century.
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Being Jewish is a big part of my artistic sensibility and my humor... I think it gives me a certain take on the world on a literary level.
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Theology made no provision for evolution. The biblical authors had missed the most important revelation of all! Could it be that they were not really privy to the thoughts of God?
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It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his planet; the bylaws are shorter, and he is personally acquainted with the other members.
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When I was 16 or 17, I started listening to Death Cab, and I started writing my own songs. I was writing alternative rock, and I had a seven-piece band. The shift was just iterations of experimentation and finding what sounded right. When I stumbled on the sound and vibe that I currently have, it was kind of by chance.
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I thank my dad for leaving me such a wonderful, wonderful heritage.
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Due to the reliance on the old heavy industries in many parts of the country, it makes perfect sense that we need to spend more money per head of population on welfare support in Scotland.
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We love playing music but we're too weird to play music.
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Digital sound is damaging music; it's damaging the artists. It's so degrading.
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Everyone I talk to says stuff like, 'Music sucks today,' and I'm going to try and change all that.
