Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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For instance, our music, They Might Be Giants, has this element of humor, which is probably the most uptight part of what we include in our music, because we're in part very self-conscious guys, and we want our music to stand up to the test of time, not just be visceral comedy records. We love humor and comedy, but there's this aspect to it that runs counter to what is included in most music.

John Flansburgh's Popular Quotes

I don't lose a lot of sleep worrying about aliens, but I think it seems possible that there's life forms beyond our solar system.

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It's hard to tell a shallow person that they should care more about the feelings of the awkward and the alienated.

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There have been times I wanted to cry on interview, but it hasn't been because that's what they're trying to conjure. No. I think you have to graduat…

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Look, up in the sky! It's the sky!

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In an interview John [Linnell] said, 'At a certain point you just get tired of the way the other person breathes,' and I took that pretty hard becaus…

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Have you heard Alanis Morisette trying to play the harmonica? She doesn't know how to play the harmonica. Well guess what, Alanis, I INVENTED the 'do…

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That's what I call 'Guiliani Time', my friends. 'We've got a problem. Let's kill it.'

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If you do believe in science, you really have to actually stand up and make a stand for it. You can't just say, the facts aren't in. Science is alway…

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I wrote a thirty-second song that I couldn't finish for a year.

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