Elvis Costello (Declan Patrick MacManus) Quotes
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I shall strive not to be guilty of adding any fuel to the flames of hatred and passion which, if continued to be fed, promise to burn up whatever is left by the war of decent human feeling in Europe.
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One of the things I took from my wartime experiences was that reality was a stage set... the comfortable day-to-day life, school, the home where one lives and all the rest of it... could be dismantled overnight.
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Listen, anybody who has a film festival has the right to show what they want.
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Everyone tries to define this thing called Character. It's not hard. Character is doing what's right when nobody's looking.
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My doctors warned me repeatedly that if you don't stay positive, you don't do well.
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The Pakistani woman's image internationally is perceived to be regressive, which is not true.
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I've always said that Adele has turned so many people on to British singers - whether female singers or just like music from this country in general.
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My golf score is really bad. I don't know. I'm definitely not a good golfer. Off the tee box, I can drive it about 275, and I'm in the fairway about 99% of the time. It's my next shot that needs work.
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The only freedom that man ever has is when he becomes a slave to Jesus Christ.
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The world is filled with God's glory. You can't turn without bumping into it.
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Send me out into another life lord because this one is growing faint I do not think it goes all the way
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I know that my fans want to know who I'm sleeping with, but it's really none of their business.
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Life is overwhelming. Life is not easy. Life is tough and you need something that really works and helps you actually, not promises to help you, then fail.
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If I were hanged on the highest hill, Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine! I know whose love would follow me still, Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine! If I were drowned in the deepest sea, Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine! I know whose tears would come down to me, Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine! If I were damned of body and soul, I know whose prayers would make me whole, Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine!
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The visual is everywhere in the streets, but in the industry, it's like you have to show up at this party and you can't take on the world in one day. It's a gradual process, but you can't let it frustrate you; you just have to keep grinding.
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God gave me the same power He gave Jesus. I ask myself daily, Why do I waste such a priceless gift?
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We had two rules growing up in my house: If you're going to take a shower, do it with whomever you're dating so you don't waste water; and if you buy one for yourself, buy six, because everybody's going to want one.
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Eldest taught me about ancient religions that worshiped the sun. I never understood why- it's just a ball of light and heat. But if the sun of Sol-Earth swirls in colors and lights like that girl's hair, well, I can see why the ancients would worship that.
