John Darnielle Quotes

I've written a lot about southern California, but I don't use the same characters. Leave the people in the songs in the songs, is my philosophy.

John Darnielle

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When applied to politics and taken to its extreme, kitsch is the mask of death. Fascism was all aesthetics. There was no core principle to it. There was no truth to it.

John Cusack

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I was very blessed to have family and friends, but particularly family, who told me I was not only all right, I was just right, so I believe that my brain is a good one, and it's lasting me very well.

Maya Angelou

FamilyGoodMeBrainBlessedRight

I had a dual role: designer and advocate.

Michael Arad

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I'm into people's emotional lives and relationships and the complications of living. That's my turf.

Mike Mills

PeopleLivingRelationshipsEmotional

John is a cottage industry in Baltimore and the city opens its doors for him whenever he is making a new film.

Mink Stole

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When I first set up my big band, I only had Gilson Lavis, the drummer from Squeeze, with me. He was the core element. Whenever a group hits the big time, they always get a new drummer because they really need that. You can make do with rubbish elsewhere.

Jools Holland

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When you have a creative business and ideas generated from people working together, I think you can work happier together.

Diane Nelson

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To make a long story short, there's nothing like having a boss walk in.

Doris Lilly

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Panic implies that there is no rational thought taking place. That we are frozen and incapable of adjusting. Powerless to logic, and subject to seemingly unthinkable behavior.

Anthony Scaramucci

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Every fight, honest to say, in this division, at this level, is a toss-up. It's a 50-50 chance.

Alistair Overeem

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Crime does not pay as well as politics.

Alfred Newman

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I'm a massive control freak.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

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