Tom DeLonge (Thomas Matthew DeLonge Jr.) Quotes
I think that the needs in human life will change and grow and evolve. I do think that that the importance will always be grander than you would ever believe them to be.
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I don't think Adam Sandler or Will Ferrell fear competition from me in their arena.
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The only difference between a dead skunk lying in the road and a dead lawyer lying in the road is that there are skid marks around the skunk.
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It's nice to have some distance with your family. As long as you're closer to them by love.
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I think if a horror movie is really scary, you'll think about it for weeks, and there's something kind of fun about that - about our art, really.
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If there's a trait for not sleeping, I probably have it.
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I'd never written a novel before, and I wrote a novel, and that turned out OK.
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I took religion much too seriously, however, and its overall effect was depressing. I would have really liked to discard it, but somehow I couldn't.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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Basically, my idea and explorations on fashion have not changed; however, I believe I'm going state-of-the-art on fashion.
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I founded Camellia Network with my dear friend Isis Dallis Keigwin. The mission of our organization is to create a national network that connects every youth aging out of foster care to the critical resources, opportunities, and support they need to thrive in adulthood.
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The actors that I admire are able to step into so many different roles.
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I would say our sound is soul pop.
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I don't think anyone really is interested in reading about my emotional state. It's not even interesting to me.
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My own conviction is, confirmed by a very close study of parochial registers, that some of the very best blood in England is to be found among the tradesmen of our county towns.
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Those of us who are blessed, we owe it to our fellow citizens and folks who we are around to do something special for them.
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It's funny, because in drama school, my greatest strength was my range. So my early career was like that: I played all kinds of different characters.
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I did some acting in high school, I knew I really liked it.
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I thought, 'OK, Melissa Gilbert is playing my mom, and I'm playing her old role - no pressure.' So I went up to Melissa and said, 'It's such an honor playing your daughter,' and she smiled and said, 'Oh, shut up.' I thought, 'Great, a normal person.'
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Religion either makes men wise and virtuous, or it makes them set up false pretenses to both.
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If you have a passion and love for something, it's hard to give it up. I had jobs where the people were helpful and let me go to auditions, and I'd make up the hours another day. I was lucky in that respect: I could afford to get to London.
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The fallacy of monetary policy in the U.S. is to believe this money will go to the man on the street. It won't. It goes to the Mayfair economy of the well-to-do people and boosts asset prices of Warhols... Very happy. Very good for the Fed. Congratulations, Mr. Bernanke.
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I think that Sufism fits all over the world. The concept is not anything that fits standard Western ideas - it's always related to culture, to music, to religion. It is a dominant religion in Senegal.
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Democracy means the power of the people and the possibility of influencing the governing parties. Russia had had enough experience with a one-party-system - we will not go back there.
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I think that the needs in human life will change and grow and evolve. I do think that that the importance will always be grander than you would ever believe them to be.
