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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Maybe if I'd had more direct contact with death, I wouldn't find it so fascinating and I wouldn't write about it so much.
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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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When I have really blonde hair, I usually go for a more natural look, wearing way less makeup.
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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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One of the great dilemmas for America will be that American companies will do very well while American workers might not.
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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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The best part of the high school in Hastings must have been the Music Department. Its orchestra and concert band did well in county competitions, and the dance band formed by its students was the best in the region. I played lead trumpet in all of them.
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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 like being in debt, and I wouldn't borrow money for anything.
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In aviation they have auto pilot and color radar and a lot of other instrumentation that is a backup for pilots. It's really brought the incidents of plane crashes way down. Same thing ought to happen in the medical industry, I think.
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Love is a credulous thing.
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I always wanted to do something with music, but to be honest, I never thought I'd be good enough.
