Adam Ant Quotes
When you work as hard as you can and as much as you can to make your first album, and you don't make any money, then you change things.
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It is easy to be independent when you've got money. But to be independent when you haven't got a thing, that's the Lord's test.
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Because these kids get away from their parents, and they binge drink until they are sick. Dozens of them are going to the hospital, and some of them dying. This is a problem, a big problem that needs to be addressed, and we need accurate information.
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I work so hard, but... everything just goes my way! It's insane!
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I am also a drummer of sorts. I've got an electronic set sitting in my bedroom.
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The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.
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The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing that you know things, and believing in the Christian religion.
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I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
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Israel can't be the only country in the Western world not to have freedom of religion.
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When you watch it, you're like, Wow. I look like that. But it doesn't feel like that at all. It was about communicating with Gale Harold and getting across what I wanted to say about the character.
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There are some things that money can't buy: peace of mind, for starters, and lean muscle mass. Neither the Queen of England nor the founder of Microsoft can put in an order for either one.
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The secrets of slavery are concealed like those of the Inquisition.
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Here's how I work: It's 2013, and most marketers are operating like it's 2009. I'm always trying to market like it's 2015, but not like it's 2020. A lot of my contemporaries who understand where the world is going, go too far out, and aren't practical. I have always prided myself on being visionary, with a heavy practicality.
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Some people feel that what we're doing makes no sense, that it's just a waste of money. But it's working.
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I wear tweed jackets and button-down shirts. I am a 1955 graduate of Harvard University who drives a 1968 Mercedes.
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We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others by their acts.
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Painting what I experience, translating what I feel, is like a great liberation. But it is also work, self-examination, consciousness, criticism, struggle.
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I know my fans want me on the screen. But I think hero-worship should not be allowed to corrupt the plot and narrative of a film.
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My style is schizophrenic! One minute I'll be wearing bright girly dresses, and the next I'll be swinging towards more structured masculine things.
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I keep my house tidy, because then I can think clearly. I feel the same about myself. Presenting yourself well is a working-class thing - my dad was a printer, but he wore a tie most days. The ungroomed look belongs more to the middle classes.
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I can't say that winning the Pen/Faulkner was a dream come true because I would never have dared to dream it.
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My favorite recordings are the ones that feel like there were no middlemen in the creation. That's the biggest problem with most films and records being made today - too many people involved. I think it dilutes the artist's intent and inspiration.
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When I was a child, I was very poor and wanted everything. So when I got money, I began buying things.
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I never expected to make a lot of money from music.
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When you work as hard as you can and as much as you can to make your first album, and you don't make any money, then you change things.
