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The trick is to have a career and have a family. It’s like having two dogs that hate each other and you have to take them for a walk every night.

Tom Waits

We are buried beneath the weight of information, which is being confused with knowledge; quantity is being confused with abundance and wealth with happiness. We are monkeys with money and guns.
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Abundance Beneath Bury Confusion Gun Happiness Information Knowledge Money Weapon Weight
The dog won’t bite if you beat Him with a bone.
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Beat Bite Bone Dog Yourself
New York forces you to be in endless surreal situations.
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End Force Surreal Yourself
The earth is not my home, I’m just passing by.
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Earth Home Myself Philosophy Travel Wisdom
When I was younger, I wanted to be older. Now I am older, I am not quite so sure.
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Age Myself Old Quite Young
I sold a quart of blood and bought a half a pint of scotch.
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Alcohol Blood Myself
Oh, I’m not a percussionist, I just like to hit things.
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Funny Instrument Musician Myself
There’s nothing that makes me laugh more than being in the situation where you’re not supposed to laugh. Funerals. People crying. Breaking down. Telling you their life. I’m the worst. I’m the worst at that.
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Break Cry Hard Time Laughter Life People Situation Worst Yourself
All the donuts have names that sound like prostitutes
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Donut Name Prostitute Sound
Children make up the best songs, anyway. Better than grown-ups. Kids are always working on songs and throwing them away, like little origami things or paper airplanes. They don’t care if they lose it; they’ll just make another one.
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Best Better Care Children Growth Oneself
I’m just trying to make a buck like everyone else.
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Money Myself
I’ve been riding on the crest of a slump lately.
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Late Myself Ride
Don’t you know there ain’t no devil, it’s just god when he’s drunk.
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Devil Drink God Himself Known
But it’s so hard to dance that way when it’s cold and there’s no music.
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Cold Dance Hard Music Way
The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering.
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Bad Destroy Hell Ourselves Place Suffering World Writing
If I exorcise my devils, all my angels may go, too.
TOM WAITS

Angel Devil Myself

The trick is to have a career and have a family. It’s like having two dogs that hate each other and you have to take them for a walk every night.

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