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Martin Gore

"It creates a conflict of interest - what songs would I use for me, and what would I use for the band."

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"It creates a conflict of interest - what songs would I use for me, and what would I use for the band."

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"Unprovoked hostility is often but displaced self-defense: 'I must stop him before he stops me.' In many of such environments, nobody is really hateful so much as they are just fearful."

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"Forgiveness and Blame share an apartment, but not for long, because Blame can't live with Forgiveness, and Forgiveness can't live with Blame."

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"How we traverse the space between us when conflict arises has a profound effect on the health and longevity of our relationships."

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"I remember my mean mouth, I remember how wise I thought I was. But I was not wise then. Now I am wise."

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"Ender didn't like fighting. He didn't like Peter's kind, the strong against the weak, and he didn't like his own kind either, the smart against the stupid."

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"So the whole war is because we can't talk to each other."

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"War is a proof that idea has boundary."

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"Your enemy is never a villain in his own eyes. Keep this in mind; it may offer a way to make him your friend. If not, you can kill him without hate - and quickly."

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"They hate us because we are atheists and we feel sorry for them because they are religious."

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"My point," Jason said, "is that blaming each other isn't going to solve anything. That's how the Romans and the Greeks got divided in the first place."

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"I always hate explaining away songs, because for me they mean something, and for other people, they'll mean something absolutely different."
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"People are People still gets played to death on '80s stations. It was our first big break in America. It's not exactly my favorite song."
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"I didn't expect us to be around after 25 years."
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"Once I'd chosen the songs, it seemed like it would just be a question then of recording them. But it's a case of trying to re-invent the songs; taking them in different directions."
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"I sit down and create atmospheres, start playing guitar or piano and just sing whatever comes out of my mouth."
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"I like their darkness but I also like the pop-side of the Velvet Underground."
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"I studied German at school. I lived in Berlin for two years and had a German girlfriend for five years, so I don't find speaking German particularly difficult. Singing was slightly more difficult."
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"When people meet me I think they're surprised to find out I'm not always angst-ridden."
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"I didn't write songs for a very long time."
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