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- Nov 07, 2020
You Quotes
Quotes that speak straight to you.
This collection gathers quotes framed around 'you' - from candid reflections on body image pressures passed down in families to observations about how humor can mask real vulnerability. Many touch on how what you know about yourself differs from how others perceive you.
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- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't like drums dictating the song; like when you hear a fill and then you know the chorus is coming up.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I mean, Philadelphia, if the Eagles were to win the Super Bowl, you kind of wonder how it'd change the city in some way. At the end of the day, as intense as Eagles fans are or as Philadelphia fans are, they really just love their team and they'll be happy either way. The Eagles have made Philadelphia proud.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a kid, the Patriots were my team, but I didn't really care, you know what I mean? I got taken to a game once by a friend and it was the coldest I've ever been in my life. It was torture.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are so many great records that when you grow older, you're like, 'Oh man, this is the best record ever made.' And you're like, 'Oh it didn't get nominated or win a Grammy.' It's countless, how many amazing, classic American records haven't been knighted or whatever.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Heartbreakers were what you imagine being in a band would be like - best buddies and great players and guys who took it all really seriously.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a lot of older musicians who say your whole life making music, you're really trying to get back to that first couple of things you liked when you were a kid. And as much as you might like to think you're not, you really are.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
Touring is a rough thing. You don't have any time to look around or stop and think if what you're doing is making you happy. The more you tour, the better the band gets, and you get caught up in a lot more things than just traveling.
- Little Things
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- Nov 07, 2020
Somewhere between this kind of cruising freedom, and this understated moment where all these little things intertwine to create a bigger sound. You don't want one thing to be bright, or too prevalent.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can't have a decent food culture without a decent coffee culture: the two things grow up together.
- Breakfast
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- Nov 07, 2020
I still think the best classic meal in New York is a coffee-shop breakfast - you sort of can't skip it.
- Alcohol
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- Nov 07, 2020
Writing is the process of finding something to distract you from writing, and of all the helpful distractions - adultery, alcohol and acedia, all of which aided our writing fathers - none can equal the Internet.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've seen people who like a certain song write on their Instagram what they think the lyrics are - which they aren't. I'm like, 'Oh, that's interesting - you can create your own adventure with some of these songs.' Which is really cool.
- Past
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember that in the past I was overwhelmed with the mystery of anxiety, or the mystery of depression, but now when you feel that feeling coming on you no longer go into fight-or-flight mode. You go: 'Oh, I know what this is' and you ride it out.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you've got kids who aren't being looked after by their parents, there's only so many times you can try and intervene to get that right.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020