John Graham Mellor (Joe Strummer) Quotes
Authority is supposedly grounded in wisdom, but I could see from a very early age that authority was only a system of control and it didn't have any inherent wisdom. I quickly realised that you either became a power or you were crushed.

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I never cared about modeling. As a model, you're powerless.
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Apple's advantage is that it designs and builds software together, so if the software isn't excellent, it does the superlative hardware a disservice.
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When you have brothers, you learn to be fiercely competitive with someone you love so they won't kill you and you won't kill them.
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I could not tell you the date of my mother's death. I could not tell you the date of my dad's death. These are not dates that I find significant.
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I absolutely welcome a full investigation into the for-profit schools because I think a majority of them are predatory.
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I don't use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough.
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I was deposed by a coup d'etat, by friends that I trusted and aided by the American Government.
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It is a remarkably easy thing to do, pointing out the faults of others and suggesting remedies or courses of action in an argumentative and pedantic sort of way, and I am still amazed that there are many people in the American media who are paid very big money to do this.
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That you get booed belongs to professional sports.
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I'm annoying to be around because I keep twitching.
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If it is a mistake of the head and not the heart don't worry about it, that's the way we learn.
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We are all Julian Assange. Serious reporters discuss classified information every day - go to any Washington or New York dinner party where real journalists are present, and you will hear discussion of leaked or classified information. That is journalists' job in a free society.
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I am neither left wing nor right wing. I am middle-of-the-bird.
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We were then in a dangerous, helpless situation, exposed daily to perils and death amongst savages and wild beasts, not a white man in the country but ourselves.
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For one human being to love another; that is perhaps the most difficult of all our tasks, the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation.
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The relationships we have with people are extremely important to success on and off the job.
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I like having a bunch of different experiences. I don't want to do just one thing for the rest of my life.
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We will stand by the Paris climate deal.
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I have three lovely, lovely kids that I am in love with and that's in love with me.
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I'm personally attracted to great writing - that's what turns me on the most.
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With Superman, super powers are just ancillary. It's that character, with all those principles and understanding... that's who he is right there. I think I tried to portray a sense of trust and power and charisma for Superman. That's what we believe Superman is.
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It's downright undignified how many blazers I've bought over the years. And will continue to buy. They immediately give shape and add authority. With the perfect blazer, anything is possible.
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Authority is supposedly grounded in wisdom, but I could see from a very early age that authority was only a system of control and it didn't have any inherent wisdom. I quickly realised that you either became a power or you were crushed.