Courtney Barnett Quotes

People are like, 'Wow you started your own record label,' and treat me like I'm some sort of innovative genius, when I'm not at all. You've got the Internet and music - you put them together, and people hear your music.

Courtney Barnett

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MusicTogetherPeopleMeTreatYou

People think my family pushed me into running for office. The person who pushed me most not to run for office was my father.

Joe Kennedy III

FamilyFatherPeopleMeThinkRun

People see me as a person who can make them some money, which makes it hard to make real friends. I'm asked to do a lot of stuff for free - to wear certain clothes, turn up to events - people use you to make money. I think that's why I tend to jump into relationships.

Sophie Monk

MoneyPeopleMeFreeThinkFriends

People go into that arena, and they know the fix is in. They know what pro wrestling or sports entertainment is. That being said, they want it executed to the highest level so that they can suspend their disbelief and buy in, and so, in a world of make believe, you make people believe in you. It's as real as it can be.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

SportsPeopleWorldBelieveYouGo

When I was a little kid I used to play with guys twice my age, so, I was the last one picked, so if I picked I knew that I had to get the ball to the scorer if I wanted to stay on the court, so that was pretty much my job.

Jason Kidd

AgeJobPlayKidLittlePretty

I don't know that I spent any more time alone than any other kid, but being by myself never bothered me.

Joseph Barbera

AloneTimeMyselfMeKnowNever

The average American's day planner has fewer holes in it than Ray Charles's dart board.

Dennis Miller

DayAmericanAverageBoardThanRay

It seemed that I was more interested in raising my children, not in pursuing my husbands.

Debbie Reynolds

ChildrenMoreInterestedRaising

I called my show 'Power' because, for me, the whole series is about the way my main character, Ghost, is power-less over his circumstances, even though he has almost endless access to money and guns.

Courtney A. Kemp

CharacterPowerMoneyMeWayOver

I've always been very left of center and the radio never had much diversity and film did.

Cliff Martinez

DiversityNeverAlwaysRadioLeft

I listen to a lot of non-classical music at home, but I don't get many opportunities to sing it.

Claron McFadden

HomeMusicOpportunitiesListenGet

You can not do what you want to do unless you know the correct technique. The only other way you can learn how to do it is by doing it yourself, which would take twice as long than if you went to school.

Boris Vallejo

YourselfSchoolLearnDoingYouWay

I was the happiest guy in the world when I was on the ice. You're being paid to play a game! That's pretty special.

Bobby Orr

WorldGameIceYouPlaySpecial

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