Elvis Costello (Declan Patrick MacManus) Quotes
The truth can't hurt you, it's just like the dark. It scares you witless, but in time you see things clear and stark.Elvis Costello
Quotes to Explore
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If men can quilt and take over the kitchen, then women can pick up a wrench and fix a leaky pipe.
Hanna Rosin -
You have to make the mistakes and have those failures in order to learn from them and grow and improve... But for me, the best way to combat any of that beating yourself up or overanalysing, the most important part is always to be prepared to the best of your ability.
Victoria Pendleton -
There is no diplomacy like candor.
E. V. Lucas -
In terms of 'Seinfeld', I think there's lot of reality in a show that's supposed to be about nothing.
Wale -
I never quite toed the line. I was a bit disruptive. All my early school reports from the age of 5 were 'Daniel must learn not to distract others.' And now, that's what I do for a living.
Dan Stevens -
Food is not a means toward resolution. It can't cure heartbreak or solve untenable dilemmas.
Kate Christensen
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Attack politics costs us dearly in terms of insight into the candidates. In a presidential campaign, the focus is so tight that the politicians are afraid to say anything that hasn't been scripted.
Jack Germond -
It's a shame when other people's gambling habits change the meaning of paintings or when fluctuations of value start to dictate how people perceive art because it's too expensive to be interesting or moving. That's when I get bummed out.
Nate Lowman -
When you lose your freedom, you are alone with your emotions and reactions... you can see, for example, the bad reactions you have in front of others or the way you could be dismissive or harsh.
Ingrid Betancourt -
I'm a big fan of Albert Brooks, Nichols and May. I'd like to follow in their footsteps and do comedy films.
Illeana Douglas -
Enlightenment must come little by little - otherwise it would overwhelm.
Idries Shah -
I didnt at first because horror movies scared me too much, but I really do love the genre and its a playground where you can really be artistic and create ideas in the minds of the audience and portray the unreal. Its very cool experimentation ground for a filmmaker.
Sam Raimi
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It's pretty hard to stand in the queue auditioning to play a gynaecologist on 'Holby City' when you've just played Mandela. You think, 'Actually, I want to challenge myself.'
David Harewood -
Experimental high energy physics research is a group effort. I have been very fortunate to have had outstanding students and colleagues who have made invaluable contributions to the research with which I have been associated.
Jerome Isaac Friedman -
It is Basic Management 101 that if you reward failure you are going to get more failure, and if you want success you should reward success. But if you look at the way this administration has approached national security, they have kind of got that principle backwards.
Chris Van Hollen -
Miami is one of these places where diversity is in our blood, where, you know, if you want to go have a Nicaraguan breakfast, a Cuban lunch, and an American diner dinner, you do.
Ana Navarro -
I learned from my grandmother, who grew up in devastating war times, how important it is to keep with tradition and celebrate the holidays during tough times.
Marcus Samuelsson -
It's naive to think there is a woman in the world who isn't brought up to believe that they are waiting for their soul mate. You even see it in Disney.
Janet McTeer
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My friends asked me to be a reverend at their wedding in France a few years ago. I went on the Internet, and within 15 seconds, I was printing out a certificate which allowed me to officiate at their wedding.
Lucy Punch -
I know that everybody has a dream Everybody has a dream And this is my dream, my own Just to be at home And to be all alone . . . with you.
Billy Joel -
If both John McCain and Obama were given a sip of truth serum, both would admit they made serious mistakes in choosing running mates in 2008.
Douglas Wilder -
The truth can't hurt you, it's just like the dark. It scares you witless, but in time you see things clear and stark.
Elvis Costello