"Everything I do, writing, touring, travelling, it all comes from the punk and hardcore attitude, from that expression - from being open to try things but relying on yourself, taking what you have into the battle and making of it what you will, hoping you can figure it out as you go. Make some sense of it."

Independence, Creativity, Action, Courage

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"Everything I do, writing, touring, travelling, it all comes from the punk and hardcore attitude, from that expression - from being open to try things but relying on yourself, taking what you have into the battle and making of it what you will, hoping you can figure it out as you go. Make some sense of it."

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Osho, Indian Philosopher

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"She wasn't kind of lady that depended on a man and I think that's what made her so irrestible to them, any man she had loved she wanted ~ and the men that loved her back couldn't handle not being needed, so she showed them the door and grew her own wings as they walked out. Love to her isn't a maybe thing, nor is it attachment and any man whom thinks he will ever own her would be best not to try at all."

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"No girl can permanently bolster up a lame-duck visitor, because these day it's every girl for herself."

F. Scott Fitzgerald, American Author

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"Be decisive and handle objections as they come, don't relay on others much and don't look to others to determine if you're acting right or wrong. Do what feels right for you."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

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"I am sorry my decisions do not meet with your approval, but nevertheless, they are mine, and the consequences are also mine."

Rachel Caine, Canadian Actress

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"I wanted both things: strength in my independence and also this new desire. This felt like the beginning of a new kind of love."

Aspen Matis, American Author

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"If you should not take your thoughts seriously, then why the thoughts of others?"

Matthew Donnelly, American Author

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"At some point they show their true colorsAfter the break upAfter the trial After the contract is signed and brokenTheir true colors stinkThese daysI find it hard to get along with themI want to push them until the colors come out And sometimes I hate them so much, I push and seeI do the same to the ones I likeThe ones I don't care about I smile at real nice."

Observation

"I think self-reliance and self-responsibility and self-accountability will help you as a parent, a teacher, as a citizen as a friend."

Self

"I still have dreams about CBGB's. I still miss the place."

Emotion

"Miles Davis would have this lineup of all these amazing musicians and one day would just say, 'We're done.' After tons of great records and tickets sold, he said, 'Now I'm going to grow my hair out and play my horn through a wah-wah pedal.' Rather than play it safe, he went on."

Art

"I find it takes a lot of strength to endure myself."

Motivation

"When life hands you a lemon, say, 'Oh yeah, I like lemons! What else ya got?"

Motivation

"I get along with Australians really well. Everyone's usually really cool, and it's always a drag to leave."

Travel

"I think the U.K. is an amazing place and has been extremely good to me. Some of my favorite and most-listened-to bands are from England. I have met many good people there and have been in front of some of the most loyal audiences I have ever encountered."

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"As a teen, I heard the second Velvet Underground album, 'White Light/White Heat,' and it was too much for my limited scope of appreciation. It was intense, but I didn't get it."

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"Enough Americans saw fit to give president Obama a second term. I don't think there will be many people keeping their Romney/Ryan bumper stickers on their cars."

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