Marc Bolan Quotes
The prospect of being immortal doesn't excite me, but the prospect of being a materialistic idol for four years does appeal.
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When your conscience says law is immoral, don't follow it.
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A historical romance is the only kind of book where chastity really counts.
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My life and my work are very interlocked. That's partly why I like to keep my private life private.
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'Mama's Family' was kind of like everyone's guilty pleasure.
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I don't have a problem with recognition... It's very, very rarely about who I am, it's always, 'I love your work.'... It's always in relation to my work, which I think is a really lucky thing to have happen as opposed to, 'Oh, you're a famous personality.'
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I try to be as ignorant about things as I can.
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We all know how funny Morrissey is. Actually, you know what? I say that sarcastically. His songs are some of the funniest songs I've ever heard in my life. I mean, really. I mean, not that the 'Girlfriend in a Coma' is, like, really funny.
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No matter what is happening in life or in the world - war, natural disaster, poor health, pain, the death of loved ones - if existence is filled with art, music and literature, life will be fulfilling, a joy.
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A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.
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We are no longer happy so soon as we wish to be happier.
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I'm scared of any fighter I've ever fought because they are some dangerous people to be dealing with. That's also where the anxiety comes from.
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I'm 5' 11" as I proudly say - just so I don't have to say six feet.
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The feminists who are aware of the effects of patriarchy realize that we are all in the same boat from the dangers of patriarchy, and that the oppression of women is universal.
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In thirteen years, every aspect of the universe can change - ask a thirteen-year-old.
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I never understood the idea of canceling a show when you don't like the politics of a specific state.
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Half of democracy is about just showing up.
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When a man becomes steadfast in his abstention from harming others, then all living creatures will cease to feel enmity in his presence
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This year, or this month, or, more likely, this very day, we have failed to practise ourselves the kind of behaviour we expect from other people.
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I am too inexperienced and ignorant to conduct myself with propriety in this town, where every thing is new to me, and many things are unaccountable and perplexing.
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There's a wide variety of diversity, with people that have disabilities from R.J. Mitte in 'Breaking Bad' to Danny Woodburn being a little man.
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The logic of all this seems to be that it is all right for young people in a democracy to learn about any civilization or social theory that is not dangerous, but that they should remain entirely ignorant of any civilization or social theory that might be dangerous on the ground that what you don't know can't hurt you ... a complete denial of the democratic principle that the general diffusion of knowledge and learning through the community is essential to the preservation of free government.
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I'm a romantic, but I'm not a romantic in the traditional sense. I like to romanticize what happens to me. Whatever happens to me - you could quantify it as good or bad - I romanticize it. I think along the lines of 'When that thing happened, it made me who I am.' That kind of thing. It's a different way of being romantic.
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The prospect of being immortal doesn't excite me, but the prospect of being a materialistic idol for four years does appeal.
