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> [“There's a chasm between envy and desire. Envy is like wanting something that's not yours. But desire is different. Desire comes out of wanting what is yours, and still wanting it even if it's not yet there, but it's not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michka-assayas/there-s-a-chasm-between-envy-and-desire-envy-is-like-wanting/)

[Michka Assayas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michka-assayas/)

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## More by Michka Assayas

> [“There are stories to tell that are not songs.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michka-assayas/there-are-stories-to-tell-that-are-not-songs/)

[Michka Assayas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michka-assayas/)

> [I think cynicism often disguises itself as humour.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michka-assayas/i-think-cynicism-often-disguises-itself-as-humour/)

[Michka Assayas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michka-assayas/)

> [“The more you experience love, the more full of it you should be. But the opposite sometimes happens, because you fear the loss of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michka-assayas/the-more-you-experience-love-the-more-full-of-it-you-should-be-but/)

[Michka Assayas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michka-assayas/)

> [“I don't like to abuse alcohol-anything you abuse will abuse you back.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michka-assayas/i-don-t-like-to-abuse-alcohol-anything-you-abuse-will-abuse-you-back/)

[Michka Assayas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michka-assayas/)

> [“Rage, there's a rage in me that I have to rely on others, even though I'm very good at relying on others. But at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michka-assayas/rage-there-s-a-rage-in-me-that-i-have-to-rely-on-others-even-though-i/)

[Michka Assayas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michka-assayas/)

> [“He always had this thing about him, that he wouldn't nominate himself to run in the race. But if he was put in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michka-assayas/he-always-had-this-thing-about-him-that-he-wouldn-t-nominate-himself/)

[Michka Assayas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michka-assayas/)

> [“Time often is forgiving and dismissive of the influences, because they recede. We look at Sgt. Pepper and we go "wow! How did they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michka-assayas/time-often-is-forgiving-and-dismissive-of-the-influences-because-they/)

[Michka Assayas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michka-assayas/)

> [“Where that rage comes from? Partly, I would say it's a sense that a life can be taken away from you, quickly, in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michka-assayas/where-that-rage-comes-from-partly-i-would-say-it-s-a-sense-that-a/)

[Michka Assayas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michka-assayas/)

> [My point about alcohol is that if you abuse something, it abuses you back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michka-assayas/my-point-about-alcohol-is-that-if-you-abuse-something-it-abuses-you/)

[Michka Assayas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michka-assayas/)

> [Look, the job of life is to turn your negatives into positives](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michka-assayas/look-the-job-of-life-is-to-turn-your-negatives-into-positives/)

[Michka Assayas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michka-assayas/)

> [“Bono: But you write. Why do you write? Michka: well, because I'm unable to express things in another way. I often believe that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michka-assayas/bono-but-you-write-why-do-you-write-michka-well-because-i-m-unable-to/)

[Michka Assayas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michka-assayas/)

> [I've always believed in instinct over intellect. The instinct is what you always knew; intellect is what you figure out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michka-assayas/i-ve-always-believed-in-instinct-over-intellect-the-instinct-is-what/)

[Michka Assayas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michka-assayas/)

> [“So how did you end up making a fool of yourself in front of twenty thousand people? I had a bigger hole to fill.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michka-assayas/so-how-did-you-end-up-making-a-fool-of-yourself-in-front-of-twenty/)

[Michka Assayas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michka-assayas/)

> [“You have so mamy different personas. The one i meet in Dublin, the one who speaks on the phone. There are a few other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michka-assayas/you-have-so-mamy-different-personas-the-one-i-meet-in-dublin-the-one/)

[Michka Assayas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michka-assayas/)

> [“I think the time that I knew that I was capable of all the things that I disliked the most in other people was,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michka-assayas/i-think-the-time-that-i-knew-that-i-was-capable-of-all-the-things/)

[Michka Assayas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michka-assayas/)

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