"'Free' is more of that 'familiarity breeds contempt' kind of thing. It's about saying 'Wait, I'm longing for something more than I have and I don't know what it is that I want, but I know I want it.' It has nothing to do with what I'm going through, personally."

Contempt, Longing, Nothing, Saying

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"'Free' is more of that 'familiarity breeds contempt' kind of thing. It's about saying 'Wait, I'm longing for something more than I have and I don't know what it is that I want, but I know I want it.' It has nothing to do with what I'm going through, personally."

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"Facetiousness is allowable when it is the most proper instrument of exposing things apparently base and vile to due contempt."

Isaac Barrow, English Mathematician

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"You are cordially invited to go fuck yourself."

A.E. Samaan, American Author

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"Teach not thy lip such scorn, for it was made For kissing, lady, not for such contempt."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

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"Contempt for the world is what allows me to continue living in it."

Matthew Lotti, American Lawyer

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"My philosophy is familiarity breeds contempt."

Chaka Khan, American Musician

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"The pollution they produce, market, sell, and show to billions around the world is at its core contemptuous of the country that gave them better lives than nearly 100 percent of everybody who's ever lived. And they pass that contempt along for everyone to see."

John Ratzenberger, American Actor

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"The jury had down right contempt for punk rock grass roots ethics."

Jello Biafra, American Musician

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"Clinton's hands remain incredibly clean, don't they, and Tony Blair's smile remains as wide as ever. I view these guises with profound contempt."

Harold Pinter, English Dramatist

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"Pride defeats its own end, by bringing the man who seeks esteem and reverence into contempt."

Henry Bolingbroke, English Royalty

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"Renown? I've already got more of it than those I respect, and will never have as much as those for whom I feel contempt."

Jean Rostand, French Scientist

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"I think things can have more than one meaning and still connect with people. There's a lot of meaning to the title 'Music For People' and they're all true and they're all accurate."

People, Meaning

"I don't trust the Bee Gee's because there's no way they could always be happy."

Trust,

"I feel that I want what allows me to reach the largest number of people as possible, and I don't feel ashamed of that. I think I'm the kind of artist that's meant to be on a major label because my music is different."

Music, People, Artist, Want

"The audience that surprised us the most was definitely Paris, when we played there last. They were just incredibly into us and we weren't expecting it at all."

Paris,

"At least the rap metal stuff is good, but it's not really my bag. I've been listening to the radio since we've been touring the past month, because we don't get it most of the time."

Time, Listening, Past, Rap

"So I think it was a good thing It was a little surreal watching Leo scream 'I'm not going to die today!' with our music playing - that was the last thing on my mind when I wrote the song."

Music, Mind, Song

"I wanted to do that again but, when I went to look for chants, I didn't want to do it in the exact same way."

Want,

"We were number one most added at radio, when the single came out and that's much different. It took like eight months for any radio to happen on the first record, so a lot more support has happened right out of the box."

First, Months, Right, Support

"Just having the pain of being alive without anything else, whether it's good or bad. There's a lot of serious songs on the record, you know. That song is just about feeling like a fish out of water, feeling like you don't belong on the planet sometimes."

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"It definitely seems like we are connecting with people, which is nice, because I've had a lot of music do the same for me. It's not like I don't I understand why we get the reactions we do."

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