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- Nov 07, 2020
Away Quotes
On distance, change, and the perspective that comes with time.
These quotes explore the idea of 'away' in different forms—something cherished slipping away, the urge to get results quickly, and staying close to institutions while keeping distance from politics.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Problems
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in the ghetto, and the thing is when there were problems, I knew when to get away.
- Dignity
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- Nov 07, 2020
One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered.
- Keep
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- Nov 07, 2020
We'd have to suck away at oxygen canisters between songs just so that we could keep playing.
- Control
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- Nov 07, 2020
Tony Blair personified the shift away from democracy, towards control by bankers.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
In this country, we've gotten away from institutionalizing and we've moved toward assimilating and drugging the mentally ill.
- Different
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- Nov 07, 2020
If we could have somehow stayed away from the public and the press, it might have been different, but every private issue seemed to be played out on the front page.
- Nov 07, 2020