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Conor Oberst Quotes

To me, a political song is also a personal song. Most political activism has been driven by empathy for other people and the desire for a world that's less divisive. Even if songs aren't overtly political, they can make a listener more empathetic.

Conor Oberst

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: February 15, 1980

Topics

Empathy People Me World Song Desire

I've been some through some things medically. I've seen some things on my brain. But I've had some treatment - and I've improved.

Joe Namath

Brain Through Things Seen Been Some

It takes a lot more energy to fail than to succeed, since it takes a lot of concentrated energy to hold on to beliefs that don't work.

Jerry Gillies

Work Succeed Energy More Fail Hold

Many of the patients in military and veterans hospitals require long stays, which can place a large financial hardship on families who don't live near the hospital, which is very common.

John Delaney

Live Financial Long Place Veterans

My family and friends have been monumentally supportive from well before I was a published author.

John Corey Whaley

Family Friends Well Been Supportive

Grace, respect, reserve, and empathetic listening are qualities sorely missing from the public discourse now.

Meryl Streep

Respect Grace Listening Now Missing

It seems a fantastic paradox, but it is nevertheless a most important truth, that no architecture can be truly noble which is not imperfect.

John Ruskin

Truth Architecture Important Noble

I always felt that, as an actor, I should play a variety of roles rather than just sticking to one kind & getting typecast.

Roop Durgapal

Play Kind Actor Always Variety Just

Every time we spend a federal dollar, what we're doing is we're pulling money out of somebody's pocket, and we're giving it to somebody else.

Jason Chaffetz

Time Money Giving Doing Dollar Out

If the standard transsexual person wants to be regarded as he or she, my sense is I'll address you according to the part that you appear to be playing.

Jordan Peterson

You Person She Playing Sense He

I don't want to be a race-transcending leader. I want to be deeply understood as a man, as African- American, as a Christian, all that I am.

Cory Booker

Leader Man I Am American Christian

Each album has its own cycle. We wanted to capture all those feelings and moments for this touring cycle.

Brad Delson

Moments Feelings Capture Own Cycle

In difficult times, it's so hard to look around and to see what to be grateful for.

Alice Barrett

Grateful Look Be Grateful Difficult