Quote by Ian MacKaye
I do feel like I have always, in my life, been inclined to be on t

I do feel like I have always, in my life, been inclined to be on the outside, walk a different path or something. Because of that, and increasingly over the years, my sense of distance from mainstream society or from the way culture works, I have a different kind of perception of it. – Ian MacKaye

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Im always happy when I hear about people selling records or selling books or selling movies. It makes me proud of them. – Ian MacKaye

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I think sometimes my humor is extremely dry, and a lot of times I would say things that I thought were very funny but… I have a reputation of – people think of me as a very fundamentalist, humorless fellow. – Ian MacKaye

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funny
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My focus is always on the day. What Ive done behind me, I try to have respect for it, and keep an eye on it, and make sure it isnt abused, and obviously be thoughtful about it, because its all real to me. Im basically in every band I ever was in, and the songs, I still mean them all. – Ian MacKaye

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We live in an image society. Speeches are not what anybody cares about what they care about is the picture. – Madeleine Albright

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There are relatively few role models for young people. We are in a society that is ruled by men. – Catherine Deneuve

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The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an open forum. – Adlai E. Stevenson

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You dont realize how much you use your credit card not even to buy things. Its a card you get so you can navigate society. – Adam Carolla

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Government is essentially immoral. – Herbert Spencer

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