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"I've always written about things that cause me to feel something."
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"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid."
"Don't speak of action [effect]. Don't serve the action [effect]. It is a result. But serve the causes [do the causes]. Nothing will be achieved unless you serve the cause."
"Before the effect one believes in different causes than one does after the effect."
"As much purity one has within, his external circumstances will be that much more favorable. As much impurity there is within, there will be a corresponding amount of unfavorable external circumstances."
"Physical action [paudgalik kriya] will give only worldly fruits; it will not go in vain. If you plant sugar cane, you will eat sweet food and if you plant bitter gourd, you will eat bitter food. Plant whichever taste appeals to you and if you want liberation [Moksha], then don't plant anything. Stop sowing seeds altogether."
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"I've always been aware of having feelings that were pretty intense at times. I imagine most people have had that, or they wouldn't be human."
"If something bothers me, it bothers me for a long time until I find a way to work it out. Music provided me with a means of working things out."
"I never set out to write songs about the world around me... it just kind of came about as a result of paying more attention to things."
"I was mainly influenced by the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, and others like Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash."
"This is how it has been since time began: If you want to make something really worthwhile and true, then you have to suffer for it."
"Writing, overall, has never been what I'd call fun. It's fulfilling. It doesn't come real easy for me."
"Maybe I spent more time dwelling on emotions than some people, and maybe that's why I ended up writing."
"Most of the music you hear on the radio today is developed for making money. It doesn't feel true or honest. You can feel it in the music."
"I don't describe myself as a Christian or religious, but I like to think that how I live my life is honest."
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