"Wearing a veneer of perfection never did me any good."

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Source : "Return to Guyville". Interview with Carlene Bauer, www.elle.com. June 10, 2008.

Liz Phair

#Perfection Quotes #Veneer Quotes

“To not to have entirely wasted oneâ€™s life seems to be a worthy accomplishment, if only for myself.”
“We've got to keep an eye on the battle that we face - a war on workers. And you see it everywhere. It is the Tea Party. And there's only one way to beat and win that war - the one thing about working people is, we like a good fight.”

Source : "Hoffa on Tea Party: 'Take These Son-of-a-Bitches Out'". www.foxnews.com. September 5, 2011.
“It's hard enough to make a film without everyone saying, "Hang on, is this version as good as the one Kubrick would have made?" In peoples' minds they'll always think if Kubrick had done it it would be so much better. You don't need that extra stress.”

Source : Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. July 31, 2005.
“I used my mother's radio as a PA system. I'd take the telephone, the speaking part, and take those two leads off and lead them into the radio and the sound would come out of the speaker.”

Source : "Les Paul Interview: In His Own Words". Interview with Rick Landers, guitarinternational.com.
“I think the fact that they all served under her as a president is a strong pull. Here's a perfect example: George Stephanopoulos. He has a full on career in the media of his own, and yet on some days he's still George Stephanopoulos who worked for the Clintons. As much as he's done on his own, he's still in the Clinton orbit and it comes back up all the time.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“Go in close, and when you think you are too close, go in closer.”
“That's what keeps me going: dreaming, inventing, then hoping and dreaming some more in order to keep dreaming.”

Source : Joseph Barbera (1994). “My Life in 'Toons: From Flatbush to Bedrock in Under a Century”, Turner Pub
“When the bell tolls three times, it will announce that I have been killed. If I am killed by common men, you and your children will rule Russia for centuries to come; if I am killed by one of your stock, you and your family will be killed by the Russian people! Pray Tsar of Russia. Pray.”

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