Thom Yorke Quotes
My argument would be that I don't think there is much that's genuinely political art that is good art.
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I would happily have done any of the 'Bourne Identity' sequels. There are good sequels, but I'm not good at making them.
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First responders will be on the frontlines if there is a terrorist attack in our communities, and we must provide them with the tools they need to do their difficult jobs.
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Shareholders need to have a real interest in the companies they own. Too many are simply too busy - they are asleep at the wheel.
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I mean, sometimes when you do a show or a campaign with a designer, you get along with them really well and you become friends. And then, sometimes, people are just a bit... weird.
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No matter what message you are about to deliver somewhere, whether it is holding out a hand of friendship, or making clear that you disapprove of something, is the fact that the person sitting across the table is a human being, so the goal is to always establish common ground.
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I never was a very good singer.
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I like to be supportive and a role model.
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I had what AA calls 'a convincer' – which made me realize that I couldn't do it any more. I went out drinking for about 70 hours here in London. At the end I knew I was done.
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I don't crave fame. I mean, it's nice to be recognized. It is useful.
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I'm not the perfect model of what an athlete should be, mentally or physically.
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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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If you read quickly to get through a poem to what it means, you have missed the body of the poem.
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In fact, because of their connection to the land, farmers do more to protect and preserve our environment than almost anyone else. They are some of the best environmentalists around.
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Because I've done a lot of theater, I know what power is and how megalomaniacs are, since I've certainly played some.
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The revolution is a dictatorship of the exploited against the exploiters.
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Any partying I did, I did at home. I didn't want to be in the spotlight... There's an easy way to get away from the paparazzi; they're not that difficult to hide from and you don't need to go out for coffee every five minutes.
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The kind of audience I'm speaking to is a very wide range of people.
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Of course, mankind has made giant steps forward. However, what we know is really very, very little compared to what we still have to know.
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Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing.
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If you put somebody on a crack pipe and give them a 9 mm Baretta, you don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out what's going to happen next.
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There is no other way of writing a novel than to begin at the beginning at to continue to the end.
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Jazz is the art of thinking out loud.
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It's weird being an author because it's different than writing songs. You put so much more of yourself out there to be judged because it's a memoir. So when the reviews come in, they all feel really personal. Some people are just going to hate you no matter what. Personally, I never believe good reviews.
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My argument would be that I don't think there is much that's genuinely political art that is good art.
