El-P Quotes

Personally more so than shock, I think, rap music has to be born of rebellion.

El-P

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Every day, President Obama sends a beautiful message about how we should treat our women based on how he treats his wife. When people went after his wife during the campaign, he took a stand.

Steve Harvey

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Few occupations pass the solitary hours more fruitfully than the playing of a musical instrument.

Stephen Hough

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I don't get why radio shows allow artists to do shows without creative control, without any art direction at all. Instead of that, I get their press guys, their camera guys to be my backdrop of my show.

Travis Scott

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When you see a struggle that you may be having personally put on a big screen and in a roomful of people, then it makes you feel less crazy or alone, because you're seeing that other people are dealing with it too. You get to see in this imaginary scenario how people might try and answer some questions or deal with some problems.

Michael Shannon

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I used to get painful crushes on really unavailable guys.

Molly Shannon

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In the lonely hours, I have spent a great deal of time thinking about eternal things. I have contemplated the comforting doctrines of eternal life.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

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The Mekons were kind of like the background music of my life.

Jonathan Franzen

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I thought I was going to be in musical theater all the way, from beginning to end, and then it started not to feel right after my first year at conservatory.

Briga Heelan

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I really don't mind what people assume about me. I really think that my brain is my private thing. I don't need the approval of people. I don't need people to think I'm intelligent. And I'm not that intelligent.

Alice Eve

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Because a woman goes to prison doesn't mean she's a bad mom - doesn't mean that she shouldn't have her children.

Susan Burton

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I'm happy to report you still get nothing you don't need at Motel 6, and, therefore, you don't have to pay for it. I don't need valet parking. If I can drive the old crate 300 miles to the hotel all by myself, I can certainly handle the last nine feet to the parking space.

Tom Bodett

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When a criminal breaks into your home I'll let the liberals call the lawyer. I'm going to call Smith & Wesson.

Rick Perry

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