Neil Innes Quotes
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Practical wisdom is what's called for in situations that have a moral dimension to them.
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The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion.
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You can tell a lot about a person just by watching their facial expressions. But there are times when it's best to hide your feelings, especially at work.
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I've been doing musical theater since I was a kid. And look for a CD from me in the future. I want to write all the songs!
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I don't want to compare myself to somebody like Fitzgerald or Hemingway, but I feel like, for some writers, going to a certain city, a certain place, is what kickstarts your imaginative process.
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In theatre, there's no time for a proper meal.
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I know that I will never find my father in any other man who comes into my life, because it is a void in my life that can only be filled by him.
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I wouldn't mind being the lead guitarist in an incredibly successful rock band. However, I don't play the guitar.
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I just love dancing.
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We're fabricating a state-of-the-art concessions system for our touring, so we can feed the people and give them everything they need without having to wait on it.
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Nothing wrong with making money.
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I am the vessel. The draft is God's. And God is the thirsty one.
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I am open to them. If I come across something interesting, and I think it suits me, I may do a horror movie.
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I tried to stick to my game plan, which was always being aware of what my A story was - the love story between a father and his son, and that son and his daughter.
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Since I come from an educated background, I love to study.
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My career at Microsoft really was getting in the way of my cooking.
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All children are born Atheists; they have no idea of God.
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I'm afraid I'm being an awful nuisance.
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I'm a fiend for costume jewellery and have countless pairs of rhinestone or diamante earrings, which are so flattering when they catch the light. I love the designers Alexis Bittar and Kenneth Jay Lane, and I always go to jewellers Butler & Wilson.
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I still believe in the need for guitars and drums and desperate poetry.
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Every dogma must have its day.
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I didn't believe in spiritual homelands, and found God as readily in a strip mall as in a mosque.
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On bad days, I like to wear something colourful so I strike attention. That's how I appear confident to others - and how I get confident.
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I think most musicians do like to have a laugh.
