Sharon Van Etten Quotes

I was without my own place for nearly two years. It's such a cliche to be a homeless musician in New York, but luckily, I had amazing friends who let me stay with them. I visited my parents a lot. It's not like I was sleeping in my car, though I might have done that once... But it was by choice!

Sharon Van Etten

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People like bonnets. I don't think you can under-estimate that.

Andrew Davies

PeopleThinkYouLike

I was immersed in popular songs of the time, of the '30s and '40s. I was writing songs, making fun of the attitudes of those songs, in the musical style of the songs themselves; love songs, folk songs, marches, football.

Tom Lehrer

LoveTimeStyleFootballFunSongs

The scariest part to any story is the sliver of truth you hide in the horror. Sometimes its not about the axe wielding murder, but the fact that he's lurking somewhere in your basement. Sure, you keep telling yourself that you'll replace the burnt out light every week.

Rob Manuel

TruthLightYourselfStoryWeekYou

I'm sure I will cause tremendous seismic shifts in the culture again.

Rosie O'Donnell

CultureWillSureAgainCause

If I can bring some light to bear on problems like that, I feel that people will be enlightened not only on the question but also on a way of approaching such questions.

Marvin Harris

LightPeopleProblemsFeelQuestions

We should work to guarantee that there is a midwife or health worker by every woman's side during childbirth.

Liya Kebede

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The bank bailout should have been more focused on helping small and medium sized banks, on helping homeowners. I think the trade agreements are a disaster.

Joseph Stiglitz

SmallThinkFocusedMoreBankTrade

Being someone who people want to photograph, you have to open yourself up to the positive and negative. It is what it is.

Jon Hamm

PositiveYourselfPeopleNegativeUp

A continual atmosphere of hectic passion is very trying if you haven't got any of your own.

Dorothy L. Sayers

PassionTryingYouOwnAtmosphere

Never underestimate the intelligence of the audience; make good programmes, and they will come.

Armando Iannucci

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My dad left when I was a little boy and I grew up with my mother's family. There were foundations in the U.S. where Jewish people got together and sent money to Cuba, so we got some of that. We were a poor family, but I was always a happy kid.

William Levy

FamilyMotherMoneyTogetherHappy

The two things that I miss most when living out of Australia are the bush and the Pacific coast, especially fishing in the surf at night!

Peter C. Doherty

FishingNightAustraliaLivingOut

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