Mark E. Smith Quotes
All these cities I go to, I never see them. They may be the most beautiful places in the world, but I'll just usually go to the nearest bar. I need a couple of hours by myself.
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I enjoy shopping and going on holiday.
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I never blamed Pinochet, or my torturers, or external circumstances.
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I can't change everything by myself but I can be one of the people who are trying to change the situation.
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I think I'm a guy who loves to play defense. I have a great time in the outfield. I think it's fun robbing guys on hits - there are plenty of times you're gonna be robbed as a hitter.
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You have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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The mistake that straight people made was imposing the monogamous expectation on men. Men were never expected to be monogamous.
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Devo and The Cramps didn't get big until they went to New York City. Chrissie Hynde didn't get big until she moved to London. When I was growing up, there wasn't even a place to play - just one little bar. If we wanted to have a gig, then we had to drive 45 minutes up to Cleveland.
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It's just someone has labelled us as having a different label to do what you do. I find that labels are the worst thing in the world for artistic expression.
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An influential member of parliament has not only to pay much money to become such, and to give time and labour, he has also to sacrifice his mind too - at least all the characteristics part of it that which is original and most his own.
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Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature.
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Kitchens are so important. They're the heart of everything.
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When the government undertakes or approves a major project such as a dam or highway project, it must make sure the project's impacts, environmental and otherwise, are considered. In many cases, NEPA gives the public its only opportunity to be heard about the project's impact on their community.
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If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
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My success has got so great, it's like I'm trapped, almost, within it.
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With any kind of mean girl, or anyone who bullies anyone, there's always a reason for it. There is that sadness in them or insecurity that makes them feel like they need to act out or hurt other people.
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Other people pull off amazing festivals and events and things like that. I think ours is a little bit different, and that's what makes us distinct.
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In trying to scramble out of a hole, it sometimes digs it deeper.
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I eat super clean and am always watching what I eat.
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I think it's reality that Iran is going to have influence in Iraq. All elements of Iraq accepted that.
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When I was growing up, my mum was doing illegal smuggling with China. Sometimes she would see a fortune teller for advice. One time I went with her: 'In your future, you'll be living in foreign country and eating the foreign country rice,' she said.
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We certainly had our share of failures early on and worked on a bunch of canceled sitcoms, which were very helpful in learning.
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Besides the alternate universe offered by a book, the quiet space of a museum was my favorite place to go. My mom said I was an escapist at heart . . . that I preferred imaginary worlds to the real one. It’s true that I’ve always been able to yank myself out of this world and plunge myself into another.
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All these cities I go to, I never see them. They may be the most beautiful places in the world, but I'll just usually go to the nearest bar. I need a couple of hours by myself.
