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> [“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 words that come out of my mouth are not the ones I should be using. I…](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/)

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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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