"There are many things that people do happily……" — Ian MacKaye
"There are many things that people do happily that I can't imagine why they would do it... But I have to say that even though I am critical or judgmental of society at large, I'm not critical of people individually. We are who we are."
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43 Quotes by Ian MacKaye
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Skateboarding is not a hobby. And it is not a sport. Skateboarding is a way of learning how to redefine…
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I think that people are constantly thinking about capturing things that they're not actually present for the moment they're trying…
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I think that the idea of straight edge, the song that I wrote, and the way people have related it…
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Every song I ever wrote, I wrote to be heard. So, if I was given a choice that 50 years…
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People ask me: ‘What is punk? How do you define punk?' Here's how I define punk: It's a free space.…
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American business at this point is really about developing an idea, making it profitable, selling it while it's profitable and…
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Major labels didn't start showing up really until they smelled money, and that's all they're ever going to be attracted…
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Yeah, if someone's selling downloads and collecting money for our songs I would be unhappy about that but if they're…
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If You Want To Rebel Against Society, Don’t Dull The Blade
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We play loud electric guitar music, and we'd hope that that doesn't mean you have to act like an asshole.
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I think sometimes my humor is extremely dry, and a lot of times I would say things that I thought…
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The first time I ever recorded, which was into my boom-box, I was like, 'Wow, check that out.' It sounded…
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In the fantasy, sci-fi world, the fans are so discerning and they're so tough and they're so intelligent, and they're…
— Scott Bakula
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There's less critical thinking going on in this country on a Main Street level - forget about the media -…
— Alec Baldwin
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I would be far more critical than any reviewer could be of my own work. So I simply don't read…
— John Banville
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Mental health is often missing from public health debates even though it's critical to wellbeing.
— Diane Abbott
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I have, thanks to my travels, added to my stock all the superstitions of other countries. I know them all…
— Sarah Bernhardt
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The next few months are critical to Pakistan's future direction as a democratic state committed to promoting peace, fighting terrorism…
— Benazir Bhutto
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Students now arrive at the university ignorant and cynical about our political heritage, lacking the wherewithal to be either inspired…
— Allan Bloom
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House and Senate Republicans are now united in adopting earmark bans. We hope President Obama will follow through on his…
— John Boehner
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Somewhere it is written that parents who are critical of other people's children and publicly admit they can do better…
— Erma Bombeck
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I'm pretty critical of myself as far as reaching some sort of perfect bull's-eye or target that I'm aiming for.
— Jeff Bridges
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I think it's critical in any character you play that it really is about reacting instead of acting. You can…
— Malin Akerman
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There is a misperception, if you will, in critical response or even in Hollywood, that I can only do exaggerated…
— Nicolas Cage
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