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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There is always the fear of failure, and if you struggle, you become nervous, and that's when the underdogs have an opportunity to create a surprise.
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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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The Christian missionary may preach the gospel to the poor naked heathen, but the spiritual heathen who populate Europe have as yet heard nothing of Christianity.
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That was the first major social sciences conference at which social scientists from all cultures wanted to reach a consensus on whether we can continue to pursue a national course in the social sciences or whether we need a cosmopolitan path that also connects us in a new way.
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There are a lot of Christian fundamentalists; there are a lot of Muslim extremists. Every religion - Mormonism - has something way on the side that's completely using the religion as some weird backbone for their twisted faith. It has nothing to do with their religion.
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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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Freedom has been privatized - it is how you dress, what your sexual orientation is, choosing your own life. That's fine. But that is not what Thomas Jefferson was talking about.
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Boys can just wear a suit on the red carpet and that's fine, but for girls it's all about the way you look, and there are constant comparisons.
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We think that there really is racial bias in determining who people want to date.
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I want to release six songs, let people listen to those, let them chill for a second, do a tour, release another six songs, chill for a second and then take my favorite four, put them on the album, and add some more.
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When in doubt, play track 4 - it is usually the one you want.
