Alice Merton Quotes
I always wanted to do something with music, but to be honest, I never thought I'd be good enough.
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I always focused on being an actor. I did stand-up briefly, but I also did a lot of dramatic work. But since I've been on 'The Daily Show,' people think I'm a comedian. That's not how I see myself.
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To be interested in food but not in food production is clearly absurd.
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It was treacherous. I think someone was injured. But I did love being there, we all did.
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My dad was vehemently opposed to electric guitars. He did not look on that kind of music as legitimate in any way.
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My music is based on melody and when I play the piano, it's as if I'm singing with them. When you try to transform that into a vocal, there was very little adjustment.
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I go to wherever God calls me, wherever the church calls me to come to minister and preach the word of God.
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No matter where I am in the world, I will always be back home for Christmas.
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Adultery is the application of democracy to love.
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I am sensible of the velocity of the moments, and entering that part of my head alert to the motion of the world I am aware that life was never perfect, never absolute. This bestows contentment, even a fearlessness.
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I struggled with the pressure of having the successful record after the first record. Second album syndrome. I'm living proof; it's very real.
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Introductions are always weird for me because my name is Hari and it's constantly mispronounced . 'Hurry', 'Hairy' – there are different ways to screw it up, and it leads to these awkward conversations.
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I'm interested in the truth, and unauthorized biographies are not. Yes, I would like to correct those errors someday.
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Photography is like a moment, an instant. You need a half-second to get the photo. So it's good to capture people when they are themselves.
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As long as ugly people are not on TV, you should only ever have interesting people on TV.
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At the end of the day, I stand by who I am. I'm a good person.
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War begets quiet, quiet idleness, idleness disorder, disorder ruin; likewise ruin order, order virtue, virtue glory and good fortune.
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I don't know why people who got what they need to be happy don’t just go ahead and be happy.
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Romania and Bulgaria were particularly irresponsible. If they wanted to diminish their chances of joining Europe they could not have found a better way.
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Life is supplied with a basic adequacy.
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My mother is an escaped farm girl from North Dakota and a self-taught artist and painter.
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I like being busy and juggling a lot of things at the same time. I get bored easily, so I need to do a lot.
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Don't try to be somebody you're not because it doesn't work. If you try to be this perfect person or perfect persona of what you think that somebody should be when they're involved in public office, it's just not going to work. Just be yourself, stay true to your core values, and really just stay abreast of the issues.
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I try and be truthful.
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I always wanted to do something with music, but to be honest, I never thought I'd be good enough.
