Courtney Barnett Quotes

I grew up listening to hipster jazz and classical records... we went and watched ballet and orchestras - lots of cool stuff. Which I'm really grateful for - it's pretty nice being introduced to that when you're little.

Courtney Barnett

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We know that Medicare is set to go bankrupt in 2024 with no action, and social security is set to be insolvent by 2037.

Joe Heck

ActionSecurityGoKnowSocialSet

If I'm in Italy, I'll have an espresso, but I try not to get my energy from things like that.

Jessica Chastain

EnergyTryThingsGetItalyLike

I think I'm constantly trying to grow as a pitcher. You start going out there, you're learning stuff, you're finding different ways to try to get guys out. Trying to be creative.

Matt Cain

LearningCreativeStartThinkGrow

My dad was not super-intentional in his parenting. He was very self-absorbed. I won't say mean or selfish per se, but very self-absorbed. I think he was just thinking out loud.

Angela Duckworth

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Personally speaking, tights aren't too comfortable for a man to wear.

Aneurin Barnard

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My music is so often like a lullaby I write to myself to make sense of things I can't tie together, or things I've lost, or things I'll never have.

Stephan Jenkins

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I'm a pretty successful songwriter and known in some circles, but I didn't think the story of my career was of any real entertainment value.

Rodney Crowell

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The one thing that's depressing as a comedian to realize is that rock stars get groupies, and comedians don't.

Matt Besser

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There's that initial reticence for some athletes to take you seriously.

Lisa Guerrero

YouSeriouslyTakeSomeInitial

The hands of every clock are shears, trimming us away scrap by scrap, and every time piece with a digital readout blinks us towards implosion.

Dean Koontz

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Usually when you put five girls together, especially when they've been solo artists, it doesn't turn out very well.

Ally Brooke

TogetherYouTurnOutSoloArtists

There's no Peter York Foundation, and you're no one without one.

Peter York

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