Conor Oberst quotes - page 5

a good woman will pick you apart a box full of suggestions for your possible heart and you may be offended. and you may be afraid but don't walk away, don't walk away. (Conor Oberst)
Now I'm hunched over a typewriter I guess you call that paintin' in a cave And there's a word I can't remember and a feeling I cannot escape. View quote
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So I will find my fears and face them or I will cower like a dog I will kick and scream or kneel and plead I'll fight like hell to hide that I've given up. View quote
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Sometimes I worry that I've lost the plot My twitching muscles tease my flippant thoughts I never really dreamed of heaven much Until we put him in the ground. View quote
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so immagine what you want and hold onto that thought cause thats as close as it will ever come and believe you're were you're are keep acting out the part but at the end of the day the trees all get wheeled away and you'll be standing alone in a blank, blank space. View quote
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so believe you're who you are and stay in character but at the end of the play the audience walks away and ill be shivering cold on a well lit stage. View quote
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The squatters made a mural of a Mexican girl With fifteen cans of spray paint and a chemical swirl She's standing in the ashes at the end of the world Four winds blowing through her hair. View quote
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Don't be so amazing or I'll miss you too much. View quote
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Now I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers and laid entwined together on a bed of clover and left there to sleep, left there to dream of their happiness. View quote
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If the world could remain within a frame like a painting on the wall, I think we'd see the beauty then and stand staring in awe. View quote
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I like to feel the burn of the audience's eyes when I'm whispering all my darkest secrets into the microphone. (Conor Oberst)
The one recurring theme in my writing, and in my life in general, is confusion. The fact that anytime you think you really know something, you're going to find out you're wrong - that is the rule. The moments where you think you have something figured out, those are the exceptions. View quote
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The first music I ever got into was the '80s alternative bands that my brother listened to, like The Cure and The Smiths and R.E.M. and Fugazi. I can remember specifically saying The Cure was my favorite band back in second grade. View quote
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The worst thing you can do as an artist is to repeat yourself. View quote
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Once you realize that everyone is in the same boat, that everyone is just as insecure and childlike as everyone else, that all these jokers in D.C. ruining our world are just greedy kids grabbing for marbles - I think that realization means you're an adult. View quote
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I know a girl who cries when she practices violin because each note sounds so pure it just cuts into her, and then the melody comes pouring out her eyes. Now, to me, everything else just sounds like a lie. View quote
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I have on many occasions spoken my mind from stage. I have offered organizations table space by the merch booth. I have donated a dollar-a-ticket, or the entire guarantee, to different causes. I have registered voters. I have played on behalf of political candidates. View quote
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I really just want to be warm yellow light that pours over everyone I love. View quote
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A boycott is, inherently, a blunt instrument. It is an imperfect weapon, a carpet bomb, when all involved would prefer a surgical strike. View quote
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I think there's so much about Rasta culture that's interesting. Just the idea of preaching one-ness, that we're all in this together. View quote
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I think there's a danger, for me at least, in retreating and going inward and depression. I have to stay diligent against that tendency. (Conor Oberst)
I kind of go in waves with reading. Sometimes I read all the time, and sometimes I can't get settled enough to focus. View quote
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One of my favorite modern American authors is Denis Johnson. I'm deeply inspired by all of his work - I rip him off constantly. View quote
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On good days, I can see the inherent goodness in people, and that human beings have a high capacity to learn and adapt. But things like the environment, nuclear weapons and ideas like peak oil - if you think about them too much, they can really freak you out. View quote
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It seems like everything I do musically I tend to lose a few fans and gain a few fans, and it all kind of evens out. View quote
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