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Jens Lekman Quotes

My old songs used to take place in Gothenburg; then, when I lived in Melbourne, the songs just naturally took place more in Melbourne.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Place More Old Melbourne Lived Take

I've been scared and I've liked not hanging on to stuff where I know that I'm in my comfort zone.

Comfort Zone Comfort Know Scared

If you make a treaty first with the United States and settle the matter of the opium trade, England cannot change this, though she should desire to do so.

Townsend Harris

Change You Desire Settle Matter She

Whoever would have guessed that in the land of cheap sausages and mashed potatoes there could be such a change which would actually bring the French from Paris every weekend to invade Britain en masse to eat great food and drink great wine.

Change Great Food Wine Weekend Land

I am told that there is a proverbial phrase among the Inuit: 'A long time ago, in the future.' Let the children see our history, and maybe it will help to shape the future.

Future Children History Time I Am

My dad has sometimes felt that I grew up a little lacking in sufficient eccentricity - in the sense that I'm willing to live as an adult in a house with walls that are parallel to each other, that sort of thing.

Live Walls House Sometimes Up Adult

A season is very long, and there will be periods where you'll be very good and moments where you won't be as good.

Good Moments Long You Will Where

By concentrating on precision, one arrives at technique, but by concentrating on technique one does not arrive at precision.

Precision Technique Arrive Does

There's an attitude that I have where I bring the art to the table and the writer brings the writing to the table, but neither of us brings the story to the table. The story is something that only happens with the combination of both of us.

Brian Stelfreeze

Attitude Art Writing Story Table Us

The first movie I ever cried at was when I was 10 years old and saw 'The Notebook' in theaters. I was like, 'Whoa, so weird. Crying at a movie? I'm not supposed to do that. So weird.' I didn't know that art could make you do that.

Art Weird You Know Old First

I love getting older. I think it has to do with always being the kid on set.

Love Getting Older Think Kid Always

Once the amateur's naive approach and humble willingness to learn fades away, the creative spirit of good photography dies with it. Every professional should remain always in his heart an amateur.

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Good Heart Humble Creative Learn

Poisons and medicine are oftentimes the same substance given with different intents.

Medicine Same Different Substance

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