John Graham Mellor (Joe Strummer) Quotes
I`m kind of like one of those people that picks up small and interesting bits of wood and doesn`t want to let go of them. Or, you know, I`m fascinated with the wrapper on a sardine can. A little cuckoo.
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If women would today would rise en masse and demand their emancipation, the men would be compelled to grant it.
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There's not much room for eccentricity in Hollywood, and eccentricity is what's sexy in people.
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The way I was raised, family was always the most important. When I had our first daughter, Natasha, I knew that's what I wanted to do.
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Though many corporations honor commitments to reduce dangerous pollution, some cut corners and cheat. The marketplace doesn't always have mechanisms to correct bad actors.
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My plan was to stay in Canada to make films.
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I can't wait to get on stage, because there you don't worry about whether you'll ever get married because your life is insane, or whether you'll ever have another boyfriend again, you don't worry about the typical boundaries of how your life has to be.
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Well, I - you know, the scripture says that God works by faith. And you have to have faith. You have to have trust in God so that God can work.
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Skysurfing is skydiving with a board on the feet. You can imagine with this big surface of a skysurfing board, there is a lot of force, a lot of power. Of course, I can use this power, for example, for nice spinning - we call it 'helicopter moves.'
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I tramped. When I was on the freight trains, I wasn't looking for work. I was looking to go from place to place without paying any money.
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When people say to me 'what do you think of rap music?' my answer is there's no such thing. There's rap and there's music.
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A lot of West Virginia is untouched. It doesn't have as many strip malls, it has these old towns that feel like it used to be how it looked. Charleston has this river that runs through it, and it's really beautiful.
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I come from a family of refugees. I'm used to surviving and going with the flow, and what happened to me was just life.
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I am hopeful that no one will forget what happened in Bosnia.
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I'm in love with music, and I'm pregnant by it. It's like having twins. Or triplets. Or eight-lets!
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Anybody that's been in an election, you're always looking to get the upper hand.
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And we've got a toaster and everything. So there is no reason for the wedding.
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As a developing musician, skiffle became a platform for me to start playing music.
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The novel doesn't come into existence until certain methods of reproducing fiction come along.
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MP3's are perfect.
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You have to accept the rule of law, even when it's inconvenient, if you're going to be a country that bides by the rule of law.
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I`m kind of like one of those people that picks up small and interesting bits of wood and doesn`t want to let go of them. Or, you know, I`m fascinated with the wrapper on a sardine can. A little cuckoo.
