Pete Townshend Quotes

I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth.

Pete Townshend The Who

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• My father was in law enforcement growing up. He was a probation officer. And I've always understood the point of view of the peace officer, you know, because of my dad.

  

  Larry Wilmore
  • Up
  • Father
  • Law

• Promotions can be seen in two ways - either you hate them, and they're a burden, and you are getting through with it, or you can enjoy them. I decided early on that I was going to enjoy them. I did 43 interviews in a day for 'Kahaani.'

  

  Vidya Balan
  • Hate
  • Day
  • Enjoy

• I didn't know there was a dying-professor section at the bookstore.

  

  Randy Pausch
  • Know
  • Dying
  • Bookstore

• If you don't vote, you don't count.

  

  Nancy Pelosi
  • You
  • Vote
  • Count

• I think we all attract troublemakers; I don't think it's particularly about anyone. I had it actually as an album title, and I thought it would be really cool to write a song about a girl that's a bit of troublemaker.

  

  Olly Murs
  • Song
  • Girl
  • Cool

• When I became a mature woman, I put both feet firmly on the side of maturity.

  

  Victoria Principal
  • Woman
  • Feet
  • Maturity

• I never, my producer never, we never let myself just sing. We were always trying to get the perfect vocal.

  

  K. D. Lang
  • Trying
  • Perfect
  • Myself

• I'm a product of good nutrition, cutting edge supplementation and hard training, and I'm an old guy.

  

  Warren Cuccurullo Duran Duran
  • Good
  • Guy
  • Training

• I have only recently got interested in film, and it is a strange way of working in many ways. But actually, when it is at its best, it's quite an extraordinary way of working between a director and an actor, to really explore an inner life.

  

  Dan Stevens
  • Life
  • Best
  • Explore

• When people come up to me and say, 'You made it,' I think, 'But I'm not done yet. Not everyone's heard my music.' I want to be a household name.

  

  Mandy Moore
  • People
  • Up
  • Music

• Some people collect stamps, other people like to be famous. I don't have that hobby.

  

  Manoj Bhargava
  • People
  • Famous
  • Hobby

• In the past, the greatest weapon the white man has had has been his ability to divide and conquer. If I take my hand and slap you, you don't even feel it. It might sting you because these digits are separated. But all I have to do to put you back in your place is bring those digits together.

  

  Malcolm X
  • Together
  • Man
  • Past

• We're paying a lot of attention to the iPad. But we're expanding that to a tablet focus.

  

  Parker Harris
  • Attention
  • Focus
  • Lot

• It's a songwriter's dream to have a song recorded and run up the charts.

  

  Valerie Simpson
  • Up
  • Song
  • Dream

• Businesses succeed when societies themselves succeed. When countries are affected by violence and the absence of the rule of law, business can and must be a messenger of peace.

  

  Ban Ki-moon
  • Business
  • Law
  • Peace

• Being a part of a large family is just like a little society: those who fight to the top of the heap. We relied on each other and still do. They never discouraged me or told me to get a proper job.

  

  Octavia Spencer
  • Family
  • Job
  • Society

• The Smithsonian museums are among this country's most endearing treasures and I look forward to helping maintain and enhance their coveted works of art.

  

  Xavier Becerra
  • Country
  • Art
  • Forward

• Ἑκὼν γὰρ οὐδεὶς δουλίῳ χρῆται ζυγῷ.

  

  Aeschylus

• I disagree with Apple on many things - such as its exclusive use of proprietary software and arbitrary restrictions on users seeking to copy, share, edit, and create software on their devices. However, I strongly feel that defending its users' and customers' right to strong encryption in court is incredibly important.

  

  Chelsea Manning
  • Important
  • Strong

• Bahai Iranians are barred from holding government jobs, their children are excluded from the nation's university system, their marriages are not recognized and their cemeteries and holy places have been desecrated. It is government policy to incite hatred of Bahais in the official media.

  

  Elliott Abrams
  • Children

• To the extent that you can find ways where you're making predictions, there's no substitute for testing yourself on real-world situations that you don't know the answer to in advance.

  

  Nate Silver
  • World
  • Real
  • Know

• Politicians are good listeners. Because if they're not, they aren't politicians for very long.

  

  Andrew Cuomo
  • Good
  • Long
  • Ifs

• You should always be dedicated and know that, if you strive to do something, you can achieve it.

  

  Storm Reid
  • Achieve
  • Strive
  • Dedicated

• I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth.

  

  Pete Townshend The Who