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Thing Quotes by Nick Cave
- Getting married, for me, was the best thing I ever did. I was suddenly beset with an immense sense of release, that we have something…
- There's always pain around. That's one thing you can guarantee in life - there will always be a surplus of pain.
- I'm an Australian, and when I grew up much of my influences were American - blues music and country music, all that sort of thing.
- It's an Australian thing to be dismissive. We find that endearing. Americans don't. They believe what you say.
- Kylie Minogue is the greatest thing that has happened to Australian music.
- Writing is a necessary thing for me, just to keep myself level. It has beneficial effects on my life.
- The concept of God in America is very different than it is in England. Because we see the horrendous outcome of religion as being an…
- The work ethic at art school is completely different than the work ethic amongst people who get into music. People who paint, it's an honorable…
- I lost my innocence with Johnny Cash. I used to watch the 'Johnny Cash Show' on television in Wangaratta when I was about 9 or…
- I'm not saying this in a condescending kind of way, but it's quite simple: The making of America was a heroic thing. Australia has a…
- I've always worn suits. To me they're a very practical kind of thing to wear. You put one on and don't really have to think…
- Moving to the country is a very bold thing to do. You can have vague romantic notions about doing that, but in actuality, it can…
- My muse is my wife. It's not some vague thing that flutters around the astrosphere or wherever it is. Sometimes as a songwriter you need…
- The band is a living, breathing thing. It grows in the same way we do as human beings and if it doesn't, it dies. It's…
- The big problem with songwriting for me is starting a new song. It's the thing where all the anguish exists, not in the writing of…
- The idea of songwriting is a transformative thing, and what I do with songwriting is take situations that are quite ordinary and transform them in…
- We cannot afford to be idle. To act on a bad idea is better than to not act at all. Because the worth of the…
- Death looms large I guess because it should. It's the one thing that we as human beings from birth have a right to. It's the…
- To sustain hatred is a very difficult thing to do, year after year. It's exhausting.
More Thing Quotes
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- As a kid, 'Star Wars' was much more my thing than 'Star Trek' was. — J. J. Abrams
- Pitching is always a weird, difficult thing. — J. J. Abrams
- It is the role of good journalism to take on powerful abusers, and when powerful abusers are taken on, there's always a… — Julian Assange
- Bad things are not the worst things that can happen to us. Nothing is the worst thing that can happen to us! — Richard Bach