Paul Weller Quotes
I'm always looking for something. Not in an unhappy way. I just like to try different things. I don't want to be morbid, but I'm not getting any younger.
Quotes to Explore
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I would just die if some little girl saw me jump into bed with someone in the movies, and then she did it and got AIDS and died.
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I believe that it is my responsibility as the prime minister of Israel to do whatever can be done to exploit the unique opportunities that lie ahead of us to move towards peace. Not everything can be done by one act.
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I am the only one in my family to graduate college. It was a proud moment for me to receive a degree.
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It is annoying to be honest to no purpose.
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I never wanted to give up my given name. I'm proud of it, but the only problem was that no one remembered it. It was just a little too awkward, and they mispronounced it so frequently.
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I think that it's important for every single person, no matter what they do in life, to participate in the well-being of humanity and the planet. Don't let a year go by knowing you didn't make an effort to do something - no matter how small - outside your own problems and drama.
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When we read fiction, we want to get outside of ourselves and are able to see from a perspective we haven't seen through before. That can be very powerful.
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My father's music has always inspired me in many ways... especially to be better at what I do.
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The Japanese version comes with a translation, but that's different from the lyrics, so people could look things up and find a translation of their own if they're interested.
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I still consider myself a working-class girl and would send my kids to public school.
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Playing evil is just not interesting. I don't think anyone who does evil stuff thinks they're doing evil stuff. That's the scary part.
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I've found that the most engaging and satisfying author events I've done are with other people, where the conversation is spontaneous. I think that is by far the better way to introduce and promote a book.
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I don't know how to make Harper and Alloy want me, not just my name.
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I came up with a story and I wrote it.
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At the end of the day, you can't have a vision; you have to have a hope. This is where the miracle comes in.
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You are about to have your first experience with a Greek lunch. I will kill you if you pretend to like it.
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I went to a Catholic all-girls school, and we would play cassettes of music we liked, and when it was my turn, they would laugh at my choices. I would play Billie Holliday, Elmore James and Howlin' Wolf, but it was fine; if I had to listen to their choices, they had to listen to mine.
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Luckily, I work for a company that promotes on performance.
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I do speak Mandarin, and I also relate to the hunger that China has for culture and architecture and style.
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A perfect poem you can't pin down and say, 'This is exactly what it meant to me.' It's not a self-help manual.
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I'll demand of myself and my own government what, in the past, I insisted of others.
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I'd like to keep work work and life life. It means you've got your life to come back to, somewhere to come home to at night that isn't invaded by your day.
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I'm always looking for something. Not in an unhappy way. I just like to try different things. I don't want to be morbid, but I'm not getting any younger.
