Elvis Costello (Declan Patrick MacManus) Quotes
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I never drink water; that is the stuff that rusts pipes.
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Life is a gift, love opens it up.
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Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well.
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He is, most of all, l'amor che move il sole e l'altre stelle.
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I was not fated to be a priest. The true minister of God is not one who wears a cassock, but everyone who proclaims His glory by good works of service to the greatest possible number of His creatures.
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It is always a mistake to underestimate the little people of the world, for it is often they who tip the balance.
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Martial arts was something that I wanted to do for the rest of my life, and I wasn't getting what I needed from college. When I realized that I could fight for money and have it be part of my learning experience as a martial artist, it made perfect sense for me to dive into fighting.
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I try to catch them right on the tip of his nose, because I try to punch the bone into the brain.
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Fighting is endurance, knocking a guy out in 10 seconds is not fighting, its beating him to the punch. But when you put in that time, that is fighting because you are thinking.
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I always told everybody the perfect joke would be where the setup and punch line were identical.
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He was an amazing guy, really. Totally himself. Totally unapologetic about having all these different sides of his personality that didn’t quite mesh. He didn’t care what people saw, and at that moment, the envy was so powerful, I wanted to punch him in the face.
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Love God. Love people. And do stuff. That's my punch list everyday.
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EastEnders' keeps me so busy - that is where I'm at and I can't see that changing too soon. There's nothing that has quite got the punch of an 'EastEnders' script.
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I'll let you in on something big: I'm not a white-teeth teen.
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You will soon break the bow if you keep it always stretched.
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You cannot go into the same water twice.
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Love is a severe mental disorder.
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I am a servant, taking orders and receiving orders. What God tells me, I say, and what He shows me, I see. His will must always supersede.
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Take love as a sober man takes wine; do not become a drunkard. If your mistress is sincere and faithful, love her for that; but if she is not, if she is merely young and beautiful, love her for that; if she is agreeable and spirituelle, love her for that; if she is none of these things but merely loves you, love her for that. Love does not come to us every day.
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You swore you wouldn't shout. If it's not your punch, then it's your pout.
