Even my family laughed at me because they thought this young guy who's always stuttering in front of other people should be in front of 100 musicians and talk to them and leading them.


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KURT FULLER
When 'Christians' cite the Bible as the basis for secular policies, they must explain why th...
KURT EICHENWALD
I think a lot of people, including me, clammed up when a civilian asked about battle, about war. It ...
KURT VONNEGUT
There is never a shortage anywhere of lawyers eager to attack the First Amendment, as though it were...
KURT VONNEGUT
I think it's wrong for the government to subpoena records from journalists involved in national-...
KURT EICHENWALD
I now make my living by being impolite. I am clumsy at it.
KURT VONNEGUT
Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are
KURT COBAIN
For a long time, I dressed like an idiot. In college, I had a fully shaved head with just two horns....
KURT BRAUNOHLER
Out of all the guitars in the whole world, the Fender Mustang is my favorite. They're cheap and ...
KURT COBAIN
If you appear in the 'Atlantic' or 'Harper's' or the 'New Yorker,' by Go...
KURT VONNEGUT
It is a big temptation to me, when I create a character for a novel, to say that he is what he is be...
KURT VONNEGUT
About astrology and palmistry: they are good because they make people vivid and full of possibilitie...
KURT VONNEGUT
I've had this terrible stomach problem for years, and that has made touring difficult. People wo...
KURT COBAIN
It was very lucky for me as a writer that I studied the physical sciences rather than English. I wro...
KURT VONNEGUT
I'm a guy who has problems with moderation. All or nothing. Binge and purge. Kill or be killed. ...
KURT SUTTER
Assess Bitcoins? All you can do is examine the trading patterns, which do not provide a real analysi...
KURT EICHENWALD
A successful individual typically sets his next goal somewhat but not too much above his last achiev...
KURT LEWIN
I am honorary President of the American Humanist Society, having succeeded the late, great science f...
KURT VONNEGUT
I have no problem with responsible gun owners who own weapons for self-protection, hunting, or just ...
KURT EICHENWALD
Every time I see documentaries or infomercials about little kids with cancer, I just freak out. It a...
KURT COBAIN
This is Sunday, and the question arises, what'll I start tomorrow?
KURT VONNEGUT
I love how my sport reaches out to people with the music and story lines, the glory of standing up f...
KURT BROWNING
Evolution can go to hell as far as I am concerned. What a mistake we are. We have mortally wounded t...
KURT VONNEGUT
My mother encouraged me to be artistic. It was written in a contract at an early age that I would be...
KURT COBAIN
Bitcoins are not a real investment; they are bets inside a casino. If the price goes back up, don...
KURT EICHENWALD
All the great game show hosts have a signature 'look,' from Bob Barker's year-round Braz...
KURT BRAUNOHLER
The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Pra...
KURT VONNEGUT
I've always wanted male friends that I could be real intimate with and talk about important thin...
KURT COBAIN
I created lots of characters in high school and college, and the first character I created in pro co...
KURT BUSIEK
In Canada, you can't even have a barbecue in your backyard without being attacked by a moose or ...
KURT ANGLE
I started playing ball when I was a kid. My dad was a pro ball player and he passed on his knowledge...
KURT RUSSELL
Man's inhumanity to man is as old as humanity itself. Some people just do evil things. Most do n...
KURT SUTTER
My body is damaged from music in two ways. I have a red irritation in my stomach. It's psychosom...
KURT COBAIN
I remember seeing Tony Bennett on television. He was the only guy in the orchestra who was wearing a...
KURT ELLING
Too often, it seems, conservatives have scorned experts as incompetent, biased, or otherwise worth i...
KURT EICHENWALD
I was not an anthropology student prior to the war. I took it up as part of a personal readjustment ...
KURT VONNEGUT
I think big business is a terrible thing for the spirit of the country, as our spirit is the best th...
KURT VONNEGUT
Basically, whenever someone says they're wrong, conservatives too often fall back on claims that...
KURT EICHENWALD
When I'm being funny, I try not to offend. I don't think much of what I've done has been...
KURT VONNEGUT
I consider myself very fortunate. I have a beautiful wife who supports my work and is raising our da...
KURT ELLING
John Lennon was definitely my favorite Beatle, hands down.
KURT COBAIN
The feeling about a soldier is, when all is said and done, he wasn't really going to do very muc...
KURT VONNEGUT
I definitely feel closer to the feminine side of the human being than I do the male - or the America...
KURT COBAIN
If you die you're completely happy and your soul somewhere lives on. I'm not afraid of dying...
KURT COBAIN
Be careful what you pretend to be because you are what you pretend to be. -Kurt Vonnegut.
KURT VONNEGUT
You know what i hate about rock? I hate tie-dyed tee shirts.
KURT COBAIN