Elvis Costello (Declan Patrick MacManus) Quotes
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I wish it were not a sin to have liked it so.
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Derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction.
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As soon as street art got popular, I was just like, 'I'm out of here.'
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This country wants to laugh. We want to, and we need to. I'm happy to oblige.
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For me, I never, never, from the moment I started acting, had a desire to be famous.
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I don't believe in writer's block.
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My target is to give everything, and only if we win the trophies will I be relaxed.
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If it is a mistake of the head and not the heart don't worry about it, that's the way we learn.
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When the 'New York Times' revealed the warrantless surveillance of voice calls, in December 2005, the telephone companies got nervous.
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My goal? To test out every diet and exercise regimen on planet earth and figure out which work best. I sweated, I cooked, I learned to pole dance. In the end, I lost weight, lowered my cholesterol and doubled my energy level. I feel better than I ever have.
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There was a lot of hype about social media in President Obama's first campaign. It was important, but it wasn't as important as I think people let on.
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In general, I would say I'm probably a little more conscious of looking after my skin since I moved to L.A.
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Ukraine must once again be revered and respected by its citizens as well as the East and the West.
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An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.
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It costs a great deal of money to do a musical, and the more money involved, the more big business influences the artform.
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There are no major cities I haven't been in - at least once. I'd be just as happy not to go out of town for a couple of months and play with toys.
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My mom is super fabulous, and I remember her telling me at 13, 'You can start wearing makeup now.' And the funny thing is, I didn't take her up on it!
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For he who has health has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.
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I wasn't built to look the other way because the law demanded it. The law might be wrong.
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I'm not a big fan of the high-altitude approach of mega TV ads.
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Guilt is a Jewish invention improved upon by Christians for the last two thousand years.
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The entire political elite has mismanaged the Indian economy for the last 50 years. You cannot solve a crisis that is borne as a symptom of mismanagement in just five minutes or in a week. It will involve significant sacrifices and pain, and I doubt that in India there is the political will to face the music.
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When in doubt, play track 4 - it is usually the one you want.
