The White Stripes Quotes
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Punk is an attitude, not a genre, age group, or time period. What's interesting is trying to define the blues and punk in different ways. They are very close cousins.
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When I say nothing, I say everything.
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Art doesn't sell itself, it has to be sold.
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I remember rehearsing it, and it was the one that we were really excited about and thought would sound the best, and once it was down on tape, it was like, This doesn't actually sound that good.
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Passion is the breath we take, the water we drink to sustain ourselves. Without air and water we perish; without passion an artist will wither and blow away.
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When you know your work sells, then seeking a gallery or outdoor show is fine. Then, if an event or art gallery kicks sand in your face don't give up, keep moving forward. Use your brain and eliminate a lot of your personal agony. There are times when you should not take NO for an answer. But there are others when you should never put yourself in the place to be rejected to begin with. Seek the wisdom to know the difference and then go for it. Persevere in the face of disappointment.
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It's easy to learn but takes a lifetime to master.
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Every album I've done pretty much has been not in a pleasant, quote-unquote, environment - it's freezing cold, or it was somebody's house with not-that-great equipment. It's always something that spurs on to get the job done.
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Mastery is the rudder, Mystery is the sail and Magic the wind to move you in your chosen direction.
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The big picture is a nice way to think of things if you have the freedom to.
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Success is having a career that you love with every fiber in your body.
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Art is only worth what people will pay for it. Artists do not get paid by the hour.
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I'm one of those people that you have to keep your eye on or I'll wander off into the woods and forget to come back.
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I believe I am a better director than actor. I enjoy acting if the part is right. Directing comes very naturally to me. I enjoy it. I am very confident in my work.
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Then we're going to take a lot of time off because in the last three years we've been touring continuously.
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Some people consider the way Shakespeare was writing about Ophelia as erotomania – that she was delusional in thinking that Hamlet was in love with her. But I don't think so.
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Downtown Detroit has more vacant buildings over 10 storeys than any city in the world.
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We've had experience of involvement in a local scene, and it was a good one, and we've learned a lot from it, and I don't have any need to join into that ever again. It's too counterproductive to writing music and performing to the best of your abilities. It's okay when you're 20 years old - you're getting out there and you're learning - but not when you're 30 years old.
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We learn to beat fear by doing.
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I think there's a lot of problems with being a two-party system.
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Can there be enough books to answer all your questions?
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The biggest failures come round and spring ultimate surprises of survival.
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Selling is nothing more than asking questions and waiting for an answer.
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I cannot judge what motivates people. We are all moved by one of four things or a combination of these four things: money, romance, recognition or survival.