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 falling into desperation worked to make things better, then I would say, 'Let's all jump into despair.' But it doesn't help. The only way to truly find meaning and fulfillment is to look at the disaster, the pain, the difficulty, and know with complete certainty that good can come from this.
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I write the story that nobody reads. Someday, I'm going to write it in German to see if anyone notices.
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For intellect is a mansion where waste is without drain...
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Grandmother Hannah comes to me at Pesach and when I am lighting the sabbath candles. The sweet wine in the cup has her breath.... a little winter no spring can melt.
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Love people and serve them.
