Inspiration and creativity, they ride right next to one anotherNot everyday are you going to wake up, the clouds are gonna part and the rays are gonna come downsometimes you gotta just get in there and force yourself to work and maybe something good will come out of it.

Jack White

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Maybe we should all just listen to records and quit our jobs by Jack White

Maybe we should all just listen to records and quit our jobs

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The secret is planning your work and working your plan. If you don't know where you are going, how will you know when you arrive? You can't stumble upon your destination.

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I don't feel very good about myself. People always leave me. Nobody can stand me for very long. I wish I could cut my tongue out, or take out the part of my brain that has opinions. Or cares. I wish I could be simple. Be quiet, introverted, or shy. I'm half way in between a wallflower at a party and Elvis Presley. People love one or the other. In between is no place to be.

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There aren't that many things left that haven't already been done, especially with music. I'm interested in ideas that can shake us all up.

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Passion is the breath we take, the water we drink to sustain ourselves. Without air and water we perish; without passion an artist will wither and blow away.

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Sometimes you just get in there and force yourself to work, and maybe something good will come out, ya know? Deadlines and things make you creative. Opportunity and telling yourself you have all the time in the world, all the money in the world, all the colors in the palette, anything you want-that just kills creativity.

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Well, I sort of don't trust anybody who doesn't like Led Zeppelin... by Jack White

Well, I sort of don't trust anybody who doesn't like Led Zeppelin.

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Failure comes when we don't get back up and try again. by Jack White

Failure comes when we don't get back up and try again.

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Many days you will want to give up because of rejections and failures. Passion to be an artist will help you prevail where others fail.

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You want to figure out how you want to play the guitar; what your niche would be. Well you just start digging deeper. When you're digging deeper in rock and roll you're on a freight train heading straight for the blues.

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I would never purposely sing a song about someone I love, by Jack White

I would never purposely sing a song about someone I love,

I want to be part of the resurgence of things that are tangible, beautiful and soulful, rather than just give in to the digital age. But when I talk to people about this they just say, 'Yeah, I know what you mean,' and stare at their mobiles.

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I think that sometimes love gets in the way of itself - you know, love interrupts itself. We want things so much that we sabotage them.

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I don't like making my job easier. How are you accomplishing anything if there's no struggle? If I have to create a struggle that doesn't exist, I'll do that. Time and money constraints are a great way to do it.

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Telling yourself you have all the time in the world, all the colors in the palette, that just kills creativity.

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I won't let love disrupt, corrupt, or interrupt me. by Jack White

I won't let love disrupt, corrupt, or interrupt me.

The Eagle does not escape the storm. The Eagle simply uses the storm to lift it higher. It spreads its mighty wings and rises on the winds that bring the storm.

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Do not trust people who call themselves musicians or record collectors who say that they don’t like Bob Dylan or the Beatles. They do not love music if those words come out of their mouths.

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It is the pursuit of happiness that brings us happiness, and not... by Jack White

It is the pursuit of happiness that brings us happiness, and not the happiness achieved.

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This generation is so dead. You ask a kid, 'What are you doing this Saturday?' and they'll be playing video games or watching cable, instead of building model cars or airplanes or doing something creative. Kids today never say, 'Man, I'm really into remote-controlled steamboats.'

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