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

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I have tried to write songs quickly that get scrapped. I've also taken a long time on songs that get scrapped because you can over-think something, and you've squeezed the life out of it. As opposed to work of art, it looks like a really great work of craftsmanship.

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I wanted to write a song about sexism, but I didn't want to do it in a mechanical way and be like, "Don't be sexist!" because that's not how I talk i…

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I was an avowed professional revolutionary by the time I was 15.

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In reality, I know I'm not hurt directly by sexism; however, my life is made less because of it, so I started thinking about the fallout from relatio…

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Death to the pigs is my basic statement.

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What the media is playing is what people want is really a false idea. Capitalism and people who control the market have a large hand in everything. I…

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A lot of us don’t get a sense of our personal power. I know the vast difference that one person can make in changing things.

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I am a person who always feels like I am not doing the right thing because there's always so many things that need to get done.

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Becoming a father made me a lot more sentimental than I ever was before. I never cried at movies before I became a parent. I feel music more intensel…

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A lot of what we say and do are regurgitated things that have to do with what we think we're supposed to be saying and doing.

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