Conor Oberst Quotes

The fact that anytime you think you really know something, you're going to find out you're wrong - that is the rule. The moments where you think you have something figured out, those are the exceptions.

Conor Oberst

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ThinkMomentsYouFindWrongKnow

Those of us who actually were working in the region at the time will point out how strongly committed we were to supporting the democratic process and encouraging elections, in spite of the fact that a war was going on in several of these countries.

John Negroponte

TimeWarProcessWillOutGoing

After years of mass immigration, falling wages, and surging joblessness, isn't it time we focused on the needs of the people living here today? Isn't it time we got our own people back to work?

Jeff Sessions

WorkTodayTimePeopleImmigration

Every chef should have an understanding of pastries or desserts.

Tom Colicchio

ChefUnderstandingShouldEvery

There's a richness that reading gives you, an opportunity to probe more than any other medium I know of. Reading is about not being content with the surface.

Maryanne Wolf

OpportunityReadingYouKnowMore

Ignorance breeds fear.

Mike Wilson

FearIgnoranceBreeds

I didn't have a childhood, really, because I worked my whole life and... other reasons. So when I had some success, I went ballistic. That was my childhood, and the party kept going on.

Mickey Rourke

LifeSuccessChildhoodPartyGoing

You hit one level of the sport, and then you want to get to the next level. Until, eventually, the Olympics becomes part of that dream, part of that goal set and the mindset of wanting to get there. And then you realize there's so much incredible hard work and determination and effort that you need to put in along the way.

Mitch Gaylord

WorkHard WorkDeterminationEffort

Our users were one step ahead of us. They began using YouTube to share videos of all kinds. Their dogs, vacations, anything. We found this very interesting. We said, 'Why not let the users define what YouTube is all about?'

Jawed Karim

StepInterestingSaidWhyAhead

I lost my daughter at 21. I had to give her up because I was broke, no place to take her, no money to take her. That was very traumatic.

Joni Mitchell

DaughterMoneyPlaceLostUpTake

If you can't play it on an acoustic guitar or a grand piano then it's not a song.

Christopher Cross

SongGuitarYouPlayPianoGrand

There's a place for art in the world, but it can't be at the top of the list for a working screenwriter.

Christopher Markus

ArtWorldPlaceTopWorkingList

I got very famous for a minute and then it just all went away, you know? And for the last 20 years - you've got to pick yourself up and dust yourself off and then go on your merry way and start again, in a sense, and that's what I've been doing.

Colin Hay

YourselfStartFamousDoingYouGo

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