Elvis Costello (Declan Patrick MacManus) Quotes
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Preschoolers have a way of grabbing your attention. Mine help me not to be a baseball player at home.
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Funny, how moms can tell you what to do no matter how old or big you are.
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A lot of authors, judging by their list, will put anything out that they finish... That's the worst model I've heard of in my life. It's just idiotic. Why wouldn't you just wait for the good ones?
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Our party, I can tell you, is very transparent; we believe in our credentials. Our credentials are our only credibility; we are not going to compromise on that; we are the commoners.
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We make ourselves a ladder out of our vices if we trample the vices themselves underfoot.
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I never ever Google myself. That way madness lies.
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Every single administration in American political history has put cronies and pals and donors into political positions. But normally those people become the ambassador to Liechtenstein or the deputy undersecretary of commerce.
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The return of democracy in our land has indeed thrown the problems of development into bolder relief.
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Peptic ulcers became more common in the 20th century at the same time that these theories of Freud and other psychoanalysts became popular. And somehow those meshed, and this tradition emerged that ulcers were caused by stress or turmoil in one's life.
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Fairy tales opened up a door into my imagination - they don't conform to the reality that's around you as a child. I started reading when I was three and read everything, but I wanted to be an actress.
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I'm very careful. I think about everything. Some people go, 'Oh, I went out and bought something and didn't realise how much it was,' but there's no such thing with me. I always think about the future because I never want to go backwards.
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My dream is to stand in front of 60,000 people in an arena and know that everyone came because they wanted to make memories with me.
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One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice-president, and that one word is 'to be prepared'.
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Long live the liberation of the workers off all countries from the infernal chasm of war, exploitation and slavery!
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Science fiction readers probably have the gene for novelty, and seem to enjoy a cascade of invention as much as a writer enjoys providing one.
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I don't want to pretend I'm any cooler or smarter than I am.
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When I was competing, I would run daily 20 kilometers, and in addition to that, I'd put in many hours of fighting and sparring. That's why I was always able to keep the speed in the ring. I would train so hard that sometimes it was not only hard to stand up, but it would also be hard to lay down.
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I am not blind to the shortcomings of the previous government: Before the coup, I supported the June 30 rallies against Morsy....The military takeover aims to uproot the Muslim Brotherhood and its partners, replacing them through brute force with the losers of a democratic ballot
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I mean that'd be great if we could continue to be staples of alt-rock radio. I don't take that for granted.
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Whether the family of the Clarkes were of Norman extraction cannot be easily ascertained.
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Everybody felt his superiority, but nobody felt oppressed by it. Though he had no illusions about people and human affairs, he was full of kindness toward everybody and everything. Never did he give the impression of domineering, always of serving and helping. He was extremely conscientious, without allowing anything to assume undue importance; a subtle humor guarded him, which was reflected in his eyes and in his smile.
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My father was an exceptionally strong influence on me.
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A healthy appetite for righteousness, kept in due control by good manners, is an excellent thing; but to hunger and thirst after it is often merely a symptom of spiritual diabetes.
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There are many critics who have an idealised version of where my strengths lie.
