Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister Quotes
I don't understand people who believe that if you ignore something, it'll go away. That's completely wrong - if it's ignored it gathers strength. Europe ignored Hitler for twenty years. As a result he slaughtered a quarter of the world!
Quotes to Explore
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Going to bed can cause imaginary conversations you should have had with certain people or real conversations with your brother who is calling from a bar in a different time zone.
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I have a dress-up chest at home. I love to create this fantasy kind of thing.
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For me, it's very offensive when I notice that it's all about my appearance, how I look, that a man doesn't care who I am.
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Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.
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Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act, outlining the victim.
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'Getting smart on crime' does not mean reducing sentences or punishments for crimes.
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People have a good time with all the catch phrases.
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I always wanted to be a doctor and go to art school, but I thought I'd regret it if I didn't act.
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I laugh about it all the time, but, for whatever reason, a lot of people think that I wear a wig. I get emails and tweets about people commenting on my hair being a wig. It's one of the strangest but most entertaining things I've read about myself online.
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The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, even when it has worked and he has not been caught.
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Why movies are so powerful is because you are right in there and you stay in there until they want you to come out, and then you've really gone somewhere.
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I think if you create something and you get an audience for it, then the monetization part is really secondary.
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All of us, although we may have a label attached to us, that's not who we are.
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The only reason I became the singer in the band is because I sang the best. It wasn't out of some desire to be a star or be a famous singer. It's not like I love interviews.
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Simplicity is a great element of good breeding.
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The principal cause of war is war itself.
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You know Latin people? African-American people? How our skin ages more slowly? Even though we're dramatic, we move our faces, we eat higher-fat foods, we're the ones with fewer wrinkles - it makes you wonder.
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Honesty and integrity are absolutely essential for success in life - all areas of life. The really good news is that anyone can develop both honesty and integrity.
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If you look at 'The Sopranos,' there's this notion of a criminal element on its last legs.
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I don't believe any lip shade is off-limits, but texture is key. A sheer lipstick in a healthy pink or neutral color looks more polished and grown-up than a super-shiny gloss.
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I like 'The Usual Suspects'. Great film. I also like 'Scarface', films like that. Lots of gangster films. I really like watching all kinds of films, dramas, romance. I'll watch comedies. I like Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Denzel Washington, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle. I'd like to meet them.
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You can shave my head if you need to; it doesn't bother me.
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I don't understand people who believe that if you ignore something, it'll go away. That's completely wrong - if it's ignored it gathers strength. Europe ignored Hitler for twenty years. As a result he slaughtered a quarter of the world!
