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“I started to be really proud of the fact I was gay even though I wasn't”

Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) American musician and artist

“Words suck. I mean, every thing has been said. I can't remember the last real interesting conversation I've had in a long time. Words aren't as important as the energy derived from music, especially live.”

Kurt Cobain book Journals

“Life is a waste of time and time is a waste of life, so let's all get wasted and have the time of our lives.”

Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) American musician and artist

“You can't buy happiness”

Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) American musician and artist

“If it's illegal to rock and roll, then throw me in jail.”

Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) American musician and artist

“Practice makes perfect, but nobody's perfect, so why practice?”

Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) American musician and artist

“No one is afraid of heights, they're afraid of falling down. No one is afraid of saying I love you, they're afraid of the answer…”

Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) American musician and artist

“If you're really a mean person you're going to come back as a fly and eat poop.”

Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) American musician and artist

“Rather be dead then cool”

Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) American musician and artist

“All in all is all we are.”

Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) American musician and artist

“If you ever need anything please don't hesitate to ask someone else first.”

Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) American musician and artist

“I am not gay, although I wish I were, just to piss off homophobes.”

Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) American musician and artist

“I would like to get rid of the homophobes, sexists, and racists in our audience. I know they're out there and it really bothers me.”

Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) American musician and artist

“Music comes first; lyrics are secondary. Most of my lyrics are contradictions. I'll write a few sincere lines, and then I'll have to make fun of [them]. I don't like to make it too obvious, because if it is too obvious, it gets really stale. You shouldn't be in people's faces 100% all the time. We don't mean to be really cryptic or mysterious, but I just think that lyrics that are different and weird and spacey paint a nice picture. It's just the way I like art.”

Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) American musician and artist

“People think of life as being so sacred and they feel like this is their only chance and they have to do something with their life and make an impact As far as I'm concerned, it's just a pitstop for the afterlife. It's just a little test to see how you can handle reality.”

Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) American musician and artist

“They laugh at me because I'm different; I laugh at them because they're all the same.”

Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) American musician and artist

“You have to live with the people to know their needs, and you have to live with God to know how to solve them.”

John C. Maxwell (1947) American author, speaker and pastor

“Positive thinking is how you think about a problem. Enthusiasm is how you feel about a problem. The two together determine what you do about the problem.”

John C. Maxwell (1947) American author, speaker and pastor

“We can't deter people fleeing for their lives. They will come. The choice we have is how well we manage their arrival, and how humanely.”

António Guterres (1949) Secretary-General of the United Nations