Jarvis Cocker Quotes
You know when you're thinking about what you want to be when you grow up, or how you want your life to pan out. I couldn't imagine anything better than living in a hotel so you'd never have to worry about washing up, making the bed, anything like that, and having a servant to come in and play all your favourite TV programmes.
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I think every job I do, I sort of look for the challenge in. I mean, that's why we do this job. It's not, you know, obviously not for the money or for the fame, it's for, I guess finding out more about yourself.
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Your dresses should be tight enough to show you're a woman and loose enough to show you're a lady.
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People turn into fools when they see a movie star and do weird things.
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I've always wanted to work with Warren Beatty.
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I started playing badminton when I was probably of eight years and ever since have been playing. I didn't go to university.
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We don't grow older, we grow riper.
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I designed all the characters, anyway, and Frank Doyle was doing all the writing. I didn't have any more input on what direction they were going to go with Josie.
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Beauty is in the heart of the beholder.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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Enjoy every sandwich.
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I'm not embarrassed about who I am. I'm not apologetic.
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There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money.
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I should have a better CV, and that's knocked me into believing that I have to grab these opportunities while I can.
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Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you.
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Never worry about bad press: All that matters is if they spell your name right.
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Putin could no more survive returning Crimea to Ukraine than Bibi Netanyahu could survive giving East Jerusalem back to Jordan.
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Dancers, many dancers today can do so much technically. You can give them steps that are complicated, then more complicated, pyrotechnical - and they can execute these steps to perfection. But to do simple steps with a pure classical line, that is truly difficult.
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If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles.
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At the age of 16, my father's father dropped dead of a heart attack. And I think it changed the course of his life, and he became fascinated with death. He then became a medical doctor and obviously fought death tooth and nail for his patients.
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The cognitive skills prized by the American educational establishment and measured by achievement tests are only part of what is required for success in life. Character skills are equally important determinants of wages, education, health and many other significant aspects of flourishing lives.
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No matter our age, circumstances, or abilities, each one of us can create something remarkable of his life.
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You know when you're thinking about what you want to be when you grow up, or how you want your life to pan out. I couldn't imagine anything better than living in a hotel so you'd never have to worry about washing up, making the bed, anything like that, and having a servant to come in and play all your favourite TV programmes.
