Elvis Costello (Declan Patrick MacManus) Quotes
I'm goin' to take a little trip, down paradise's endless shores. They say that travel broadens the mind, till you can't get your head out of doors.
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I've always liked stories. I'm always reading, ever since I was a kid. I've always been reading and wanting to be in some other world. This is the perfect job for me.
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I really love nature. I grew up in the country. But one of the things about nature is that it is beautiful but it's also very dangerous.
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When you return to the same area a few times, you get that frequent rapport with the public and the fans of the music along with having a certain warmth when you walk onstage.
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Being a gal, people can be a bit patronizing. 'Oh, look at you using the computer.' They would never say that to a boy. And I don't let them do it to me.
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I think it's fine for girls to ask boys out. I actually prefer it.
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I never really thought of myself as being an action hero or a leading man or any of that. I'm a character actor.
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With brain and body, it's great if you have a connection between the two, but when separated, that leads to a lot of conflict.
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I'm from the school of, 'if you want more, you have to require more from yourself.'
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I hear my songs being sung by females before I change them and make them into my voice.
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Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather he must recognize that it is he who is asked.
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I feel quite fearless protecting the people I love.
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Before coming here I had a minor back problem and I thought whenever I play Pakistan I get a back problem.
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We should learn to think with our fingers.
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Diligence, hard work, foresight, entrepreneurship and God's blessing.
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Everybody's a nun.
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Advice, n. The smallest current coin.
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In the abundance of water a fool is thirsty.
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More time than not, athletes, specifically fighters, have a 15 or 20-year career, and unfortunately, we end up right where we started when it's over. All we have is maybe a round of applause when we walk in a room - Hey, there's the champ! That's great; I want that, but I've got to have something tangible to show for it, too.
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That is what mortals misunderstand. They say of some temporal sufferring, "No future bliss can make up for it" not knowing that Heaven, once attained, will work backwards and turn even that agony into a glory.
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Most of my reading is based on what I'm working on. I did a series of paintings based on the seven deadly sins, so I read Dante and then Milton's 'Paradise Lost.' That was a bit hard going.
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Bricks are crumbling in places, and the front door is so swollen you have to push hard to get in
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Over the years as I went through a lot more things, I've gotten closer and closer to God as far as praying a lot more, being into the Word.
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Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.
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I'm goin' to take a little trip, down paradise's endless shores. They say that travel broadens the mind, till you can't get your head out of doors.
