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120 quotes by Conor Oberst

Conor Mullen Oberst (born February 15, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer (The Faint), Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, Arab Strap and Monsters of Folk. Oberst was named the Best Songwriter of 2008 by Rolling Stone magazine.
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I've cried, and you'd think I'd be better for it, but the sadness just sleeps, and it stays in my spine the rest of my life.

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When everything is lonely I can be my best friend.

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They say it's better to bury your sadness in a graveyard or garden that waits for the spring to wake from its sleep and burst into green.

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Now I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers and laid entwined together on a bed of clover and left there to sleep, left there to dream of... →

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There's a lot of optimism in changing scenery, in seeing what's down the road.

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Considering our history, I can think of nothing more American than an immigrant.

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Once you realize that everyone is in the same boat, that everyone is just as insecure and childlike as everyone else, that all these jokers in D.C.... →

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I know a girl who cries when she practices violin because each note sounds so pure it just cuts into her, and then the melody comes pouring out her... →

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I really just want to be warm yellow light that pours over everyone I love.

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I'll never understand how destroying families through deportation benefits our society. How we treat the undocumented says a great deal about us... →

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I've thought about the idea of, 'Can happiness and creativity co-exist?' So much of what I've done, I think, has been based on being... →

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When I was younger, I was somewhat of an idealist. I guess I'm a little bit more of a realist now. I think there's a lot that can be done to... →

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When you're 16 or 17, I think like most people that age, the first time you experience certain things in life, whether it's heartbreak or... →

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