Elvis Costello (Declan Patrick MacManus) Quotes
When you work with new people, I think that it throws all of the matters into relief, because you have to explain yourself every time. It's like crossing a new border. They want to see your documents.
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Change is the one thing we can be sure of.
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The perfect expression of receiving a lifetime award is to be working when they're handing it out.
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It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity.
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Psychologism is the most comfortable conception of life, because according to it there are no longer any more problems. That is why it also condemns all solutions from the outset, since it acknowledges the actual problems as little as the idea of truth.
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To deny political equality is to rob the ostracised of all self-respect; of credit in the market place; of recompense in the world of work; of a voice among those who make and administer the law; a choice in the jury before whom they are tried, and in the judge who decides their punishment.
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As a creative person, you want to start with a blank canvas.
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I am very proud of my service, and by law, I am defined as a combat veteran.
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I believe that miracles happen every day. Every person is a miracle. Every moment is a miracle. If only we can open our eyes, we'll see God's love everywhere.
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When you work with new people, I think that it throws all of the matters into relief, because you have to explain yourself every time. It's like crossing a new border. They want to see your documents.
