"One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness."

Gain, Politeness

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"One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness."

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"Between each album I try to gain a new insight that I didn't have before and perhaps write a song about something that I've written about before, but from a fresh viewpoint."

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"I don't think I gain anything by seeing myself."

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"Everyone in a complex system has a slightly different interpretation. The more interpretations we gather, the easier it becomes to gain a sense of the whole."

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