Bill Drummond Quotes
...It is a well known fact that most artists produce their best work early in their career. They may refine what they do but you usually get the measure of what they are about on their first outing.
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I don't feel that it's either necessary or appropriate for me to comment on what the NFL either says or does.
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I want to go into science class and awaken that spark that makes learning possible.
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He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery.
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Live TV has an amazing pace to it. You've got to be able to think quick, make changes last minute, and be funny and fast.
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I spent half my life being hurt. The leftovers of hurt are an automatic gesture, like a dog that salivates.
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On Tumblr, I'm really careful about not following too many things. I enjoy going on there to discover new things more than anywhere else now.
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My Southern heritage is a big part of who I am. I grew up around people who seemed like characters but are actual, real people. My grandmother made sure I had manners and all that stuff.
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Polo is the most inviting sport I've ever seen.
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Jobs mean freedom for workers to support their families.
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Giving a phenomenon a label does not explain it.
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Books are no different from goats! They enjoy an afternoon out on the lawn.
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You can watch someone on – stage cry and cry – but in the audience you feel nothing. It's easy to become indulgent. For me, what's important is the story first.
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The situation in disability sport is growing, and girls like Ellie Cole are doing wonders.
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And for a very special group of people, we've provided their only job. I'm speaking of course of the disabled. They have stated they don't want a hand out just a hand. We are happy to give them one.
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You could pack for a trip to Europe with the bags under my eyes!
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Generally speaking, I don't think people know a great deal about the Viking culture, apart from the label that is usually attached to them, either pillagers or deviants who came and brought back loot to Norway. It was an incredibly sophisticated, complex and layered culture. They had their own laws, many of which protected women.
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Formula One has been the backdrop of my life.
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The problem was just a mean attitude that festers and has to be challenged.
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Will America be the death of English? I'm glad I asked me that. My well-thought-out mature judgment is that it will.
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Artists are going to be the metronome of this society.
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I think there is an element of nihilism about, but I don't think most artists feel their work is meaningless.
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So I was surprised at the notion that I might have brought anthrax to my home, and would have been even amused if it was not for the fact that this matter is so grave and serious.
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...It is a well known fact that most artists produce their best work early in their career. They may refine what they do but you usually get the measure of what they are about on their first outing.
