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Jens Lekman Quotes

Sometimes you have to burn yourself to the ground before you can rise like a phoenix from the ashes.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: swedish
Birth: February 6, 1981

Topics

Yourself You Rise Burn Sometimes

I see a lot of connections between folk and punk music just because they're both subcorporate music - I mean, traditionally.

Music Connections Just Because Mean

I think I will die laughing.

Think Die Will Laughing I Think

You ask people what their ethnicity is, and a lot of Scots-Irish people either don't know or if they know it they just don't acknowledge it. It's not something they really identify with. They're just plain old Americans, plain vanilla. I don't think they are a self-conscious voting bloc.

John Shelton Reed

People Think Voting You Know Ask

In philanthropy, you have to take the attitude of a mother... You have to be patient, and we have been very patient for a long time.

Mother Attitude Time Long You Take

I'm not even worried about the Internet; that ain't even my thing. I'm not even an Internet guy. You rarely even see me into that.

Me Internet You See Guy Even

I don't expect the sun to be always shining, or even want that to happen.

Sun Want Always Happen Expect Even

In order to make the novel into a polyhistorical illumination of existence, you need to master the technique of ellipsis, the art of condensation. Otherwise, you fall into the trap of endless length.

Art You Fall Need Master Existence

When I started my writing process for 'Empty Bank,' everything had to do with money. It was at a time in my life where I started to see money differently.

Life Time Money Writing My Life See

A lot of the motivation for doing the 'Make 'Em Laugh' on SNL was because I had just finished shooting 'Inception,' where there were zero-gravity scenes and I got into really good shape and was training and did all these stunts. Coming off of that, that instilled me with the confidence to do 'Make 'Em Laugh.'

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Good Confidence Training Me Laugh

I look for stuff that I'm passionate about.

Look Passionate Stuff About

He is not poor that hath not much, but he that craves much.

Poor He Much Hath Craves

I really don't own any jewelry. I paint it, but I'm not a consumer. I buy art - that's all I want.

Art Jewelry Want Paint Buy Own

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