Jarvis Cocker Quotes

There's the famous thing that the A&R man from the record company is supposed to do: He's supposed to come into the studio and listen to the songs you've been recording and then say, 'Guys, I don't hear any singles.' And then everybody falls into a terrible depression because you have to write one.

Jarvis Cocker

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: September 19, 1963

Topics

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Every man's dream is to be able to sink into the arms of a woman without also falling into her hands.

Jerry Lewis

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I started bowling when I was 14, my freshman year in high school.

Joe Tex

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We need to distinguish between stress and stimulation. Having deadlines, setting goals, and pushing yourself to perform at capacity are stimulating. Stress is when you're anxious, upset, or frustrated, which dramatically reduce your ability to perform.

Andrew J. Bernstein

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When you're acting, it's a fantasy already; maybe it's the costumes - I love it. It's so fun.

Meghan Ory

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I don't finish every story, but I probably write and send out three out of five of them.

Robert Sheckley

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A lot of media that that I want to consume, I don't want to have to own forever and ever. It's not like real estate.

John Hodgman

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The calendar and the clock are all set by football season and the offseason.

Tom Coughlin

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Of course, neither David or myself ever saw a penny from them; it was the early days of merchandising.

Robert Vaughn

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To the extent societal rules or the wiring of your brains make it easy to acquire a lot of assets, then to the extent you can, you should try to improve the world.

Mohnish Pabrai

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A sane person would think that Wal-Mart would never carry 'Capitalism: A Love Story' because it's simply not in their best interests to inform their customers of their shady past.

Michael Moore

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I believe no matter who you are, respect yourself, respect others.

Mo Farah

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I was more of a commercial model. I wasn't into ramp walks or photo shoots.

Disha Patani

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