John Graham Mellor (Joe Strummer) Quotes
Greed, it ain't going anywhere. They should have that in a big billboard across Times Square. Without people you're nothing.
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When I have people around, I'm a chatterbox. But when I'm alone, I never speak. I don't talk to myself; it's just not my schtick.
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We're proud to be lifetime musicians and a band that lives like a band and loves the music and gives our lives to it.
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I always start the day by washing my face and moisturizing.
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I love working the legislative process.
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When we don't have information, we go to the simplest outlook, to black and white. But then we have to lie to ourselves. Black is never as black as you're painting it and white is never as white.
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Just like I'm still angry with Simpson for getting by with two murders.
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There is a strong sentiment within the Tea Party that favors a stronger America on the global stage, and with that comes a strong alliance with the State of Israel.
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The discovery of deuterium and the marked differences in the physical and chemical properties of hydrogen and deuterium, together with an efficient method for the separation of these isotopes, have opened an interesting field of research in several of the major branches of science.
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When confronting most crises, whether historic or contemporary, aid agencies generally muddle along on a case-by-case basis. They weigh insufficient information, extrapolate somewhat blindly about long-term pros and cons, and reluctantly arrive at decisions meant to do the most good and the least harm.
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Hors D'oeuvre: A ham sandwich cut into forty pieces.
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This is my ultimate fantasy: watching QVC with a credit card while making love and eating at the same time.
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I try to avoid experience if I can. Most experience is bad.
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We are the recipients of scientific method. We can each be a creative and active part of it if we so desire.
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A smart phone essentially creates a dossier of your travels, and consumers have no control over who will eventually see that information.
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One of the main lessons I have learned the last five years as Secretary-General is that the United Nations cannot function properly without the support of the business community and civil society. We need to have tripartite support - the governments, the business communities and the civil society.
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My mom was on welfare and the occasional food stamp, but I have never participated in any of those governmental programs, even the ones that kind of work like education, scholarships and whatever, and I managed to do just fine.
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It might be useful to distinguish between pleasure and joy. But maybe everybody does this very easily, all the time, and only I am confused.
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Recording a song for a film doesn't take much time; it's hardly an hour's job, but concerts are constant, and so is travelling, so I've to take time out to work on my albums because I'm passionate about creating my own music. When you love something dearly, you set your priorities accordingly.
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It's understandable why someone would like their entertainment to provide an escape from modern day worries and the reality of war. We feel this record creates a healthy opportunity to process some of these emotions rather than deny them.
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I kind of grew up my whole life as an underdog. I had two older brothers who would beat on me and then let me know I wasn't much compared to them. And it's still like that. Guys like that keep you humble, being around them every day and realizing I'm still the little brother to them.
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We can benefit others through our actions by being warm and generous toward them, by being charitable, and by helping those in need.
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I was raised on the values of speaking up and making a positive difference in a very political family that believed in the importance of public service.
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The Constitution did not give Americans freedom; they had been free long before it was written, and when it was put up for ratification they eyed it suspiciously, lest it infringe their freedom. The Federalists, the advocates of ratification, went to great pains to assure the people that under the Constitution they would be just as free as they ever were.
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Greed, it ain't going anywhere. They should have that in a big billboard across Times Square. Without people you're nothing.
