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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Dub and reggae... I play that a lot around the house.
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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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Seems like my iron play gets a little better every year. Which makes sense - I've been working hard on things with my teacher, Jim McLean.
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I want to pursue music in the future, but I'm taking it a step at a time and making sure I'm constantly growing.
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This band is a real collaboration, and I'm greatful to anybody who can appreciate our music. It doesn't have to be a certain kind of fan or person or anything. I think there's a little bit of something for everybody on this record.
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If I lose to Frank Mir, I have to find something else to do.
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When you are writing, of course, you have to do all that writing and correcting for yourself. When I was a librarian it was expected that I would know about a wide range of books.
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Everyone I talk to says stuff like, 'Music sucks today,' and I'm going to try and change all that.