John Graham Mellor (Joe Strummer) Quotes
If I had five million pounds I'd start a radio station because something needs to be done. It would be nice to turn on the radio and hear something that didn't make you feel like smashing up the kitchen and strangling the cat.
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Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.
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Be there for your kids. Later, when you need them, they'll be there for you.
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I've never managed to keep a journal longer than two weeks.
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I have my own faith which I've developed. It's non-denominational. I don't even know if it's about God.
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For neither life nor nature cares if justice is ever done or not.
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I'm working on my new album right now. Hopefully to get that out at the top of 2005, January 2005.
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Where I'm from is like 'Hustle & Flow' versus '8 Mile.' It's that really grimy, box-Chevy, dope-boy, working-class music.
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I like making movies that people feel inspired by, a film that they will think about a few days after seeing it, and not entertainment that is completely forgettable the moment you walk out of the theater.
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I become a first-time novelist and a senior citizen on the same day.
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In the Jewish tradition, there is at the same time Jerusalem in the heavens and Jerusalem on the ground. Jerusalem is a living city, but also the heart, the soul of the Jewish people and the state of Israel.
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I think there's always been singers like that and i've done my fair share of cheese as well.
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I don't like to be alone, but I do cherish the moments that I'm alone with a good book.
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There are several very good websites which describe the details of preparedness planning for citizens.
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While the religious divisions in our world are self-evident, many people still imagine that religious conflict is always caused by a lack of education, by poverty, or by politics.
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In theory, I work an eight-hour day and a five-day week which means I can socialise with my pals who mostly have normal jobs like teaching and computer programming.
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I know so many Irish musicians. They're all over, because there has been so much emigration from Ireland. Like the Jews.
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If it's not 100 per cent pure maple syrup, it can't be called 'pure maple syrup.'
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I like men who are intelligent and sensitive.
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Soldier, rest! thy warfare o'er,Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking;Dream of battled fields no more,Days of danger, nights of waking.
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In the areas where FGM is going down, it has been addressed in a violence against women framework. It's a gender power control issue, and it is not something you can just educate people out of. It requires people to think that if they do it, there are ramifications. We cannot just rely on people's good will.
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The serious people who took him seriously never felt quite sure of his deportment; they were somehow aware that trusting their reputations for judgment with him was like furnishing a nursery with egg-shell china.
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Just like if you were brought up on a farm, you would most likely carry on your father's business as a farmer; I was brought up in the kitchen and ended up becoming a chef.
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As my career has progressed, I've had the pleasure of playing with the baddest jazz cats on the planet. But that doesn't change my desire to entertain folks. That's really who I am.
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If I had five million pounds I'd start a radio station because something needs to be done. It would be nice to turn on the radio and hear something that didn't make you feel like smashing up the kitchen and strangling the cat.
