John Joseph Lydon (Johnny Rotten) Quotes
Let's face it, I ain't ever gonna be the best singer in the world, or the best anything.
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My mom really inspired me. She has always taught me it's not about us, it's about what we can give back.
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I don't mind talking about 'what might have been,' but I am not one to doubt or regret most of my decisions.
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An influential member of parliament has not only to pay much money to become such, and to give time and labour, he has also to sacrifice his mind too - at least all the characteristics part of it that which is original and most his own.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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The unyielding resistance of the Cuban patriots is symbolized by our 5 Heroes. They shall never back down! They shall never surrender!
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After the Soviet Union collapsed, people thought I wasn't funny anymore.
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I am a compulsive and concise shopper.
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My favourite job hands down - and I think I can speak for everyone involved - was 'Breaking Bad.'
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I connect with people on a daily basis.
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My forte is awkwardness.
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It's great living with your best friends.
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I'm also pretty resilient and fearless, and when I want something I go for it.
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Often with television, particularly with lifestyle entertainment, they really try and box you in.
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Work eight hours and sleep eight hours and make sure that they are not the same hours.
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It's not easy to play 162 games and be focused the whole time. It takes a lot out of you.
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When you play a character, there are choices you have to make about the past, the present, the future, etc. You have to make those choices on your own a lot.
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Diplomacy in a sense is the opposite of writing. You have to disperse yourself so much: the lady who comes in crying because she's had a fight with the secretary; exports and imports; students in trouble; thumbtacks for the embassy.
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The thought of somebody pulling and cutting around my face gives me stomach ache. Plastic surgery would be so painful. What if it doesn't look good? What if they made a mistake? I couldn't do it.
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The reason why I love to win is because I don't have to go through that feeling of losing. It's those times where I lose that feeling that will stick with me.
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There are a lot of writers who just want to do their own thing and avoid the rest of the Marvel Universe. But for me that was one of the things I loved about Marvel: that shared universe. So of course you would run into a mutant in Manhattan. You would run into another hero in Manhattan. For me, I figured why not? Why not have that fun?
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That's what has always been good about track. The goal is very clearly defined: Try to win. Get the gold medal. And I'm able to put my energy toward that.
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Powerful people never educate powerless people in what they need that they can use to take the power away from powerful people; it's too much to expect. If I was in power, I would not educate people in how to take my powers away.
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The fact is that the British Museum had a complete specimen of a dodo in their collection up until the 18th century - it was actually mummified, skin and all - but in a fit of space-saving zeal, they actually cut off the head and they cut off the feet and they burned the rest in a bonfire.
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Let's face it, I ain't ever gonna be the best singer in the world, or the best anything.
