Johnny Borrell Quotes
I’m the best songwriter of my generation. Ask me in 20 years about the Libertines.
Quotes to Explore
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To me, 'Underground Luxury' is kinda like a contrasting title, and the reason for that is because on this album I plan on introducing to people and reintroducing to people the side of me that they didn't see on the first album.
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Be present. Be meditative. Form real friendships. Stay away from business networking events or friendships where there is always an underlying business angle.
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Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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Nothing is absolute in security.
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True penitence condemns to silence. What a man is ready to recall he would be willing to repeat.
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Every one of us, no matter how damaged or abnormal or shut down, we're all looking for love. Every person needs love in this world, but our views on what love is vary enormously.
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Grades were important in our house. I was reading by two. My mom would sit there and read with me, read with me, read with me. It was wonderful.
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Gangsta to us didn't have anything to do with Al Capone and stuff like that. It's just about living your life the way you want to live it. And you're not going to let nothing stop you.
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It took me 14 years to write poems about Vietnam. I had never thought about writing about it, and in a way I had been systematically writing around it.
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Solange's new album, 'A Seat at the Table', is so many things at once: an antidote to hate, a celebration of blackness, an expression of the right to feel it all. After a move to Louisiana and period of self-reflection, the artist joined forces with a range of collaborators to put her new discoveries to music.
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Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
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Rewards and punishments are the lowest form of education.
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People are everything in education, just as in the corporate world.
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I normally listen to Spanish music - well, Latin music. I like a lot of singers.
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I would never share my daughter's wardrobe. Every five years you have to go through your wardrobe and say, 'This is possible, this is not possible.' But you have to be happy with yourself.
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I found one had to do some work every day, even at midnight, because either you're professional or you're not.
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I think about death most of the day, every day. We can't escape death, and choosing to ignore it only makes it more scary.
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We have to still develop the Ikea group. We need many billions of Swiss francs to take on China or Russia.
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The most important role of a leader is to set a clear direction, be transparent about how to get there and to stay the course.
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Take time to enjoy the flight - read a good book, watch a film, catch up on emails and sleep.
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Getting recognized on the street is fine, but I never really wanted to be famous.
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Never stand still. Only stand still enough to learn, and once you stop learning in that stance, move off. Always keep yourself engaged, in theater, in whatever job you can get. If you can't get an acting job, then go backstage. Or take tickets. But be around actors because that is where you will primarily learn.
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When you're 25, it's a little bit easier to be daring, especially if you are a pop star, because eccentric behavior is expected from you.
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I’m the best songwriter of my generation. Ask me in 20 years about the Libertines.
