Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister Quotes
That was a great time, the summer of '71 - I can't remember it, but I'll never forget it!

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The F-word here is focus.
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I am a good wife, so I think we need to live where my husband is working.
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I want to keep pushing the limits to see what's possible. That's the nice thing about ski racing - no one is stopping you from going faster.
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Every day, God has something to say to you. Even when He seems to be quiet, God is still saying something.
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I was a dreamer. When I was on stage I didn't have to think about whether I could pay the rent. I was just having a great time.
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The day she let go of the things that were weighing her down was the day she began to shine the brightest.
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I was less angry at Carl Armstrong, though I was angry at the people who came to his trial: Dan Ellsberg, who ordinarily I respected a lot; Philip Berrigan; the guy who teaches at Princeton still - I can't remember his name. And they were saying - well, they were saying, really, what Arthur Koestler had people saying on "Darkness at Noon." The means were unfortunate and, sadly, someone died, but the end is what is important and this was a great symbolic - something or other - sign against the war in Vietnam.
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I had a great time at Oxford, got a wonderful, wonderful education there.
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Approaching people is not - it's ironic that it's what I do - but it's not necessarily what I enjoy doing. Later on, I'm fine. Once we get talking I have a great time but not in the beginning.
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I'm no spring chicken. The same arthritis that ate up my left hip that finally got replaced hasn't stopped there... And touring is a lot of work. I'm impressed when I see people like Eric Clapton out there. Gee whiz, Eric, give me a break! I know it's gotta hurt somewhere.
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Sure, the comedians who swear or use scatological humor can get laughs, but they're uncomfortable laughs.
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I believe if you come out of a movie and the first thing you say is, 'The cinematography was beautiful,' it's a bad movie.
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Talent means energy and persistence and nothing more!
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I cried for madder music and for stronger wine.
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In the sports arena I would say there is nothing like training and preparation. You have to train your mind as much as your body.
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Desire for approval and recognition is a healthy motive, but the desire to be acknowledged as better, stronger, or more intelligent than a fellow being or fellow scholar easily leads to an excessively egoistic psychological adjustment, which may become injurious for the individual and for the community.
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As property prices started rising, developers snatched up bomb sites and derelict buildings and erected the shapeless concrete lumps that have made the ’70s the shining beacon of architectural splendor that it is.
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You've got to tell the truth, ... And if you don't tell the truth, then everything else you say goes into question.