Elvis Costello (Declan Patrick MacManus) Quotes
Even in a perfect world where everyone was equal. I'd still own the film rights and be working on the sequel.
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My parents did their best - that earns a lot of forgiveness. But they say children grow up in spite of their parents, and I think I did.
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It's a tough transition really for theater actors to adjust to television or film, and all of these years later, I still have a tendency to play it too big.
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We must all learn to adjust with our surroundings.
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By our form of government, the Christian religion is the established religion; and all sects and denominations of Christians are placed upon the same equal footing, and are equally entitled to protection in their religious liberty.
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I have always believed that when you're feeling sorry for yourself, the best thing to do is help someone else.
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There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel no one else has a right to blame us.
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My happiest moments of growing up in the Bronx were when my mom would bring home a new sports magazine from the candy store. I would jump out of bed and grab it from her. Then I'd rip the front cover right off and tape it to my bedroom wall.
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If I did everything, I probably wouldn't be here talking to you. There aren't too many people who can actually double me, so I do most of my stunts though.
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I see so many activists... who are artists because they feel that they have the power of communication.
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Coaching in the NBA is not easy. It's like a nervous breakdown with a paycheck.
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If I had Instagram, it would be pictures of my son, who is a cat.
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You become what you believe, not what you think or what you want.
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In writing lyrics - well, for me, anyway - it's about getting into character, you know? 'Who is writing this?' In the case of the original 'Thick As A Brick,' supposedly a precocious, very young child who's fantasizing about his future and the context of all the confusing elements to which school boys are subjected at that time.
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You can live a wonderful life, you can love God with all your heart, and you can love your husband or wife very passionately and have a balance in your life. I live by balance.
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Obviously, 'Lincoln' is not about the telegraph operator. There's a whole other movie before and after the two isolated scenes that I'm in.
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I just like the insides of things and finding ways into microscopic worlds. There's also an element of control, taking things apart and putting them back together. It's a very tedious task. You can be alone and create a world for yourself.
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I have literally played the most interesting parts since I turned 40.
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I wasn't really qualified to be on Saturday Night Live - I'm not like an impressionist or anything.
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The main bone of contention is whether Islamic injunctions are legal or moral categories. When Muslims say Islam commands daily prayers or bans alcohol, are they talking about public obligations that will be enforced by the state or personal ones that will be judged by God?
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I was going to become a youth worker because I do voluntary work with the kids in the little village where I live. I make little films with them and stuff when I'm not working. I thought, I'll pack it in then and go and do something I love doing, and get a regular job because I've got two kids and a mortgage.
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We could cope—the world could cope—with a Jesus who ultimately remains a wonderful idea inside his disciples' minds and hearts. The world cannot cope with a Jesus who comes out of the tomb, who inaugurates God's new creation right in the middle of the old one.
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If arithmetic overflow is a fatal error, some fascist pig with a read-only mind is trying to enforce machine independence.
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Even in a perfect world where everyone was equal. I'd still own the film rights and be working on the sequel.
