"It would get really alienating, to have my face be the face of a cause. So much just comes down to the songs. I just want to give us the opportunity to write great songs. Even our work in Haiti is limited by how good our songs are. We just need to get rid of as much of the bullshit as possible, so we can have a life, so we have something to write about."

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Source : Source: www.motherjones.com

Win Butler

#Song Quotes #Writing Quotes #Opportunity Quotes

“There is only one way to learn. It's through action.”
“Take the risk of thinking for yourself, much more happiness, truth, beauty, and wisdom will come to you that way. (Closing statement of the debate with William Dembski at Prestonwood Baptist Church, Plano, Texas, November 18, 2010)”
“Boxing is a mental sport. Think of a prizefight as a chess game of mind and body, and you are a little closer to it than if you compare it to a bloody brawl in an alley.”
“The president requested me to restore order in the national team. I have been designated to be part of the official delegation to Egypt to help boost the morale of our players.”
“With social media, you have the chance to be the Lutherans that Luther imagined.”
“No greater thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.”
“Government is the only institution that can take a valuable commodity like paper, and make it worthless by applying ink.”
“It is definitely much easier to feel that an album is disposable - to dismiss an album or delete the tracks you don't like or to just throw it into shuffle or whatever.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

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