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I've never known of Wal-Mart to be a good neighbor in any town it's ever moved into.
Steve Earle
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Steve Earle
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 17
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It's incredibly irresponsible to allow victims' family members to witness executions.
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Or you can be like the Soviet Union, start out with ideals, and end up ceasing to exist.
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Actually, in its purest form, Islam is incredibly tolerant. That makes what's going on in the world really bizarre.
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The revolution starts now.
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Songwriters are expanding time rather than compressing time. My short stories tend to be old fashioned, with a beginning, middle and end.
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I don't separate writing songs from poetry and short fiction. In the area where I work in my house, there's a word processor and a guitar.
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I don't spend a lot of time feeling sorry for myself, trying to compare how many records I've sold or how much money I've made.
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My audience doesn't agree with me on everything, but I love my audience, because they're totally okay with us having a dialogue.
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I don't really think in terms of obstacles. My biggest obstacle is always myself.
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I don't type fast. I type with three fingers - two on one hand, and I only get one going on the other. I think my thumb's in there, but I'm not sure. I may be no better than an orangutan when it comes to that.
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Like most kids, I grew up singing 'This Land Is Your Land' in grammar school, but with the most radical verses neatly removed. This was before I knew it was a Woody Guthrie song.
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I had everything I need to get me killed.
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