John Joseph Lydon (Johnny Rotten) Quotes
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I saw a picture of Elvis in blue lame, and thought that if I could recreate that suit and walk down the King's Road in it, someone might pick me up and take me off on a crazy adventure.
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I'm pro-death penalty, but what I have not seen is anybody that would mock someone on death row.
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I went to this little performing arts school in downtown Phoenix. You had to dance or act, and everyone sang in choir. I started out playing the saxophone, but I always wanted to be in an orchestra. That was a dream as a kid, and there aren't a lot of saxophones in an orchestra.
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Romance is a bird that will not sing in every bush, and love-affairs, however devoted the sentiments that inspire them, are often so business-like in the prudence with which they are conducted, that romance is reduced to a mere croaking or a disgusted silence.
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Once, in Australia, I ate 33 pancakes in 20 minutes, and I only did it because they said a girl could never enter the competition.
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Calling it off comes easy enough if you haven't told the girl you are smitten with her.
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I wasn't really excited about doing television, to be quite honest.
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I think that what I'd like to instil is that if you join the youth theatre, it's a gateway into greater career prospects.
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My books have contradictions all the time - and people are fine with that.
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We must keep both our femininity and our strength.
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I was only 23 and just out of college when I filmed 'Casualty' and so nervous, but it was brilliant fun. I was really lucky, and it really helped my career.
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I came back out here from England and I was there for a while and it was beautiful and it is just great to see London going from Spring to Summer and Autumn.
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I think the reason I love 'Antiques Roadshow' is that it is sort of like the lottery. There's the chance a regular Joe could walk in with anything and come out close to a millionaire. There's the thrill of the find.
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Behind the phony tinsel of Hollywood lies the real tinsel.
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If I could give my teenaged self any advice, it would be 'Calm down!'
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Bragging about yourself violates norms of modesty and politeness - and if you were really competent, your work would speak for itself.
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People aren't just paying more to fill their gas tanks or when they pay for their heating bills for their home; they are paying more at the grocery store, on air travel and for many other daily expenses.
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We cannot, with good conscience, expect the British to set up an orderly schedule for the liberation of India before we have decided for ourselves to make all who live in America free.
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As a group, we want to follow good and green strategy. Setting targets is one element of that. The second part is to design products which meet environmental goals.
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Maybe I'll get into a Bond film... I always thought I'd be a Bond Girl when I was young.
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Two men look out a window. One sees mud, the other sees the stars.
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Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive.
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I believe it's possible to have hit songs and popular music that's recorded by human beings.
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There's no harm in me. Really, I'm just a big kid.
