John Joseph Lydon (Johnny Rotten) Quotes
I'm in England so often I haven't really left, but Americans aren't at all like they're misrepresented through their politicians.
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One often learns more from ten days of agony than from ten years of contentment.
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I love writing. Given a choice, after directing for all these years, and if given an army of talented directors, I would not direct at all.
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I'm not the girl for superhigh fashion because I don't have the right body.
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I have had enough of the sexist treatment of Sarah Palin... I call upon the McCain campaign to stop treating Sarah Palin like she is a delicate flower who will wilt at any moment.
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I like the outdoors and the natural world. Environmental issues.
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Our minds have a tendency to wander. To duck and feint and keep us at a slight remove from the moment at hand.
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I'm not perfect, I do drink. I do smoke. Carson Daly can't go out and get messed up, he can't smoke in front of kids – he's the face of MTV, and he has to be good. But me? I can.
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It can literally change someone's life; it's very positive for young teenagers to get into cosplay if they do it with their friends or with supervision from their parents - it can really foster their social skills.
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I will offer a choice, not an echo.
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Recruitment and retention are critical to sustain our Armed Forces with the best men and women willing to stand in the gap and make huge sacrifices to ensure our freedom.
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When people tell me I'm an artist, I say, 'What?' It's impossible for me to take the idea seriously.
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I'm not really into the whole lyrics thing; I just like to make music that people like to listen to.
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I don't need a fantasy life as once I did. That is the life of the imagination that I had a great need for. Films were the perfect means for satisfying that need.
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When I was 35, all of a sudden I thought maybe it'd be nice to knit a sweater.
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Life is too short, and I need to eat. I am my meanest when I haven't had a meal.
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In a democratic set-up, people who are being governed should also be a part of the governing system. They should be drafted into the governance.
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We boil at different degrees.
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So the first step out of childhood is made all at once, without looking before or behind, without caution, and nothing held in reserve.
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I always tell young women that they have a right to own their opinion, to speak up, and to make the first move.
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I might like to believe that every day, every hour, every minute of every hour of every day with Henry was *not* the happiest time I ever knew. I might like to believe that I am remembering it that way only because the happiest time ever makes it a better story. Because that's all you have left after people are gone from you, some things and some stories.
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I've always been like this - insecure - because I'm striving for something that can't be attained. I don't just want to be OK at this: I want to be the best at it, and I've never achieved that in my mind.
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I would compete in unicorn back riding! Why? Because we are from the same fairytale.
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I'm in England so often I haven't really left, but Americans aren't at all like they're misrepresented through their politicians.
