Conor Oberst Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“I like the Alice in Wonderland sculpture in Central Park. I love how it's been rained on forever and looks worn down by time.”

“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. ruining our world are just greedy kids grabbing for marbles - I think that realization means you're an adult.”

“I didn't used to think about politics much, or social issues. I was a teenager, writing about girls.”

“I was raised Catholic, and I have an aversion to anyone who takes religion to the extreme.”

“One of my favorite modern American authors is Denis Johnson. I'm deeply inspired by all of his work - I rip him off constantly.”

“We've all seen the power music has to spread messages of solidarity and hope.”

“I'll never understand how destroying families through deportation benefits our society. How we treat the undocumented says a great deal about us as a people and whether or not we'll continue to fulfill the fundamental American promise of equality and opportunity for all.”

“I don't feel real confident expressing myself except when I'm writing. I feel kind of scatterbrained. I can see everything from both sides and that makes it hard to reach conclusions. Writing enables me to clarify things.”

“I believe that vinyl will outlast CDs.”

“I like to feel the burn of the audience's eyes when I'm whispering all my darkest secrets into the microphone.”